Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 16.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barn Rise area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Seaford East , and the 53rd lowest 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 Barn Rise (BN25 3DB) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower than the Seaford East average (36.3 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 , down -20.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barn Rise (BN25 3DB), 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 Barn Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Monarch Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lexden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lexden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Raymond Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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