Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stafford Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 327 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 Stafford Road (BN25 1UH) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Road (BN25 1UH), 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 Stafford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Place Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guardswell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chichester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Road —
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 2025Theft from the person Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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