Total Crime Rate

649.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

253.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 649.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 253.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 164.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.4 10/10
  • Public order 63.4 10/10
  • Other theft 48.5 10/10
  • Drugs 41.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.3 8/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 326 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 North Lane (BN9 9BF) in the last 12 months was 649.3 per 1,000 residents and was 431.7% higher than the Newhaven North average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 253.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Lane (BN9 9BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butchers Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in North Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Riverside North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Butchers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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