Total Crime Rate

202.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 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 202.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Seaford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 19th 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 Seaford Road (BN9 0EE) in the last 12 months was 202.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% higher than the Newhaven North average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Over Time in Seaford Road area

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Data Sources

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