Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Third Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 39th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Third Avenue (BN9 9JA) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher than the Newhaven North average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (BN9 9JA), 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 Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newfield Lane Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfield Road —
Apr 2026Other crime The Rose Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pine Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Second Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Second Avenue Under investigation
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 Rectory Close —
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neill'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Northdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hanson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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