Total Crime Rate

216.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 216.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Robinson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 17th highest crime rate of 327 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 Robinson Road (BN9 9BL) in the last 12 months was 216.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robinson Road (BN9 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Butchers Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Robinson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elphick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butchers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dacre Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Sep 2025Public order Marshall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newfield Road —
Sep 2025Public order Newfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meeching Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meeching Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meeching Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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