Crime Rates at Lewes Road, Newhaven, BN9 9RT

Lewes Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewes Road (BN9 9RT) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Road (BN9 9RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butchers Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.