Total Crime Rate

934.0 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 934.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 295.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 261.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.5 10/10
  • Public order 50.3 10/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Willow Estate area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 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 The Willow Estate (BN9 0DD) in the last 12 months was 934.0 per 1,000 residents and was 611.9% higher than the Newhaven North average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 161.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 339.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willow Estate (BN9 0DD), the main crime hotspot is near North Quay Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willow Estate area

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Data Sources

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