Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gibbon Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 24th highest crime rate of 326 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 Gibbon Road (BN9 9ES) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gibbon Road (BN9 9ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanson Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gibbon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Northdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Farm Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hill Crest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill Crest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Crest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Farm Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Hanson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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