Total Crime Rate

604.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 604.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.8 10/10
  • Public order 82.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 67.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
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

Marshall Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 4th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marshall Lane (BN9 9RB) in the last 12 months was 604.5 per 1,000 residents and was 360.7% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 294.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marshall Lane (BN9 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Butchers Lane. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marshall Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ship Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ship Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Side —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butchers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dacre Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newfield Road —
Sep 2025Public order Newfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marshall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meeching Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elphick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grays Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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