Total Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violent crimes 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Vale Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Road (BN25 3HA) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% lower than the Seaford Central average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Vale Road (BN25 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Etherton Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pitt Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Etherton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milldown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etherton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Etherton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Sherwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lexden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lexden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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