Postcode · Newhaven
Crime in BN9 0QL
How much crime is recorded in BN9 0QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newhaven Town
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,955 (2024)
BN9 0QLNewhaven
How safe is BN9 0QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN9 0QL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN9 0QLNational
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Shoplifting12.88.4
Burglary12.79.1
Public order6.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft4.94.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery2.11.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.