Total Crime Rate
108.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 49th highest crime rate of 326 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 Elm Court (BN9 9NR) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Court (BN9 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Rectory Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawes Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chestnut Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brighton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lewry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennedy Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Northdown Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Rose Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rectory Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rectory Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Murray Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Road | — |
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