Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brighton Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 109th 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 Brighton Road (BN9 9NB) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Newhaven North average (122.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brighton Road (BN9 9NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Lane, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Rose Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | North Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | North Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newfield Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Saxon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Butchers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butchers Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elphick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Robinson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cloisters | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Close | β |
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