Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hartfield Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 110th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartfield Road (BN25 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Seaford Central average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartfield Road (BN25 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Southdown Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Seaford Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downsview Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sutton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heathfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southdown Road | — |
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