Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saltwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seaford East , and the 88th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltwood Road (BN25 3SS) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwood Road (BN25 3SS), the main crime hotspot is near Cinque Ports Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saltwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chyngton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blue Haze Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walmer Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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