Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Albany Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Albany Road (BN25 1TS) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Seaford Central average (71.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Albany Road (BN25 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northcliffe Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in East Albany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milldown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Sherwood Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons East Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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