Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chestnut Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Newhaven North , and the 65th 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 Chestnut Way (BN9 9XT) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Way (BN9 9XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southdown Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewry Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothwell Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northdown Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdown Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Valley Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maple Leaf Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brazen Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chestnut Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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