Crime Rates at Transit Road, Newhaven, BN9 0BB

Transit Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 21st highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Transit Road (BN9 0BB) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the Newhaven North average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Transit Road (BN9 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Railway Road. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.