Total Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Causeway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 70th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Causeway (BN25 1WE) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Seaford Central average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Causeway (BN25 1WE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crouch Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sutton Croft Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallett Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dane Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clinton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crouch Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxon Lane | Under investigation |
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