Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 58.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Northdown Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 112th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northdown Road (BN9 9JE) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Road (BN9 9JE), the main crime hotspot is near Hanson Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Northdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hanson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haven Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southdown Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northdown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Top Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Top Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lewry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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