Total Crime Rate

120.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 41.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Claremont Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 44th highest crime rate of 327 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 Claremont Road (BN9 0NG) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1468.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claremont Road (BN9 0NG), the main crime hotspot is near Tide Mills View. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claremont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tide Mills View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tide Mills View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
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Data Sources

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