Total Crime Rate

41.1 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 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chichester Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 157th lowest 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 Chichester Road (BN25 2DP) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Road (BN25 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Warwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Broad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Place Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Little Place Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chichester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Little Place Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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