Total Crime Rate

301.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 301.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 228.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crouch Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crouch Lane (BN25 1PS) in the last 12 months was 301.4 per 1,000 residents and was 324.2% higher than the Seaford Central average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -34.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crouch Lane (BN25 1PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crouch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sutton Croft Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clinton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Diamond Jubilee Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crouch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pelham Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crouch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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