Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Croft Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 105th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Lane (BN25 1SA) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Seaford Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Lane (BN25 1SA), 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 Croft Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Boundary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Place Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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