Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lexden Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 117th highest crime rate of 326 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 Lexden Drive (BN25 3BD) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexden Drive (BN25 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lexden Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pitt Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lexden Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Raymond Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Lexden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lexden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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