Total Crime Rate

433.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 433.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 365.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saxon Lane area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 327 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 Saxon Lane (BN25 1QL) in the last 12 months was 433.8 per 1,000 residents and was 448.6% higher than the Seaford Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Lane (BN25 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Road —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Place Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guardswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boundary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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