Total Crime Rate

237.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elphick Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 16th highest crime rate of 326 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 Elphick Road (BN9 9SY) in the last 12 months was 237.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 129.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elphick Road (BN9 9SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Lane, where police recorded 34 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.

Crime Over Time in Elphick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloisters Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butchers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Butchers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Newfield Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harpers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Robinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft North Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime The Rose Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newfield Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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