Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Claremont Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Claremont Road (BN25 2PE) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Road (BN25 2PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claremont Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Seaford Central

Crime Over Time in Claremont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westdown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Crispians Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Crispians Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 5 of 5

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑