Total Crime Rate

221.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Newhaven Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ditchling & Westmeston , and the 16th 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 Newhaven Road (BN7 3PJ) in the last 12 months was 221.7 per 1,000 residents and was 401.6% higher than the Ditchling & Westmeston average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 162.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newhaven Road (BN7 3PJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Droveway. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newhaven Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Droveway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Droveway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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