Total Crime Rate

153.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 153.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Arundel Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 27th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Road (BN9 0ND) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the Newhaven North average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 606.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Road (BN9 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near Tide Mills View. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Arundel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tide Mills View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tide Mills View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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