Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brighton Road 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 Brighton Road (BN9 9TH) 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 Brighton Road (BN9 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southdown Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilmington Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southdown Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Lewry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brazen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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