Total Crime Rate

88.1 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stirling Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seaford East , and the 81st highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stirling Avenue (BN25 3UL) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Avenue (BN25 3UL), 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 Stirling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dymock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Juniper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Close Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bodiam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walmer Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chyngton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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