Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Highway area has the 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 44th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Highway (BN9 9TR) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Highway (BN9 9TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southdown Road, 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 The Highway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lewry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Top Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Top Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haven Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southdown Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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