Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 119th highest crime rate of 327 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 Valley Road (BN9 9XD) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (BN9 9XD), the main crime hotspot is near Lewry Close. Police recorded 29 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 Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Leaf Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brazen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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