Total Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsmead area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 326 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 Kingsmead (BN25 2EP) in the last 12 months was 12.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsmead (BN25 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilmington Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westdown Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilmington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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