Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kennedy Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennedy Way (BN9 9XL) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennedy Way (BN9 9XL), 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 Kennedy Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Leaf Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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