Total Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 35th 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 Mill Drive (BN25 3NU) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Drive (BN25 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Short Brow, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milldown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Sherwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | East Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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