Total Crime Rate

12.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barn Rise area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seaford East , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 327 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 12.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Seaford East average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% 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 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barn Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barn Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lexden Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lexden Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pitt Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Dean Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lexden Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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