Postcode sector · Newhaven
Crime in BN9 1
How much crime is recorded in BN9 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 3,381 (2024)
BN9 1Postcode sector · Newhaven
How safe is BN9 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN9 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences32.023.6
Anti-social behaviour25.910.7
Burglary12.49.1
Shoplifting10.88.4
Public order8.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft6.14.5
Drugs3.32.4
Other crime3.11.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.