Crime Rates at Hillcrest Road, Newhaven, BN9 9EZ

Hillcrest Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 89th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Road (BN9 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (BN9 9EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanson Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.