Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Powell Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powell Gardens (BN9 0PS) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.0% lower than the Newhaven North average (131.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powell Gardens (BN9 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cottage Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Iveagh Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Powell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynde Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iveagh Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Port View Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Port View Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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