Total Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 134.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brighton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 327 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 Brighton Road (BN9 9NN) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN9 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lewry Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rectory Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Maple Leaf Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southdown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northdown Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Rose Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Rose Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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