Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 64.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hartfield Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Seaford Central , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 326 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 4PP) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartfield Road (BN25 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Bydown. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hartfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazeldene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazeldene Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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