Total Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 20.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Metcalfe Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Metcalfe Avenue (BN9 9XP) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Metcalfe Avenue (BN9 9XP), the main crime hotspot is near Lewry Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Metcalfe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennedy Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lewry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Public order Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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