Total Crime Rate

889.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.7 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 889.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 346.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 220.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.7 10/10
  • Public order 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Geneva Road area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 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 Geneva Road (BN9 9DP) in the last 12 months was 889.8 per 1,000 residents and was 628.7% higher than the Newhaven North average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 204.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Geneva Road (BN9 9DP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Geneva Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside South —
Apr 2026Public order Hill Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Side —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Side —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hill Crest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Crest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside South —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Geneva Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Quarry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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