Postcode · Newhaven
Crime in BN9 9SB
How much crime is recorded in BN9 9SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newhaven West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,426 (2024)
BN9 9SBNewhaven
How safe is BN9 9SB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN9 9SB area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
158
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 9SBNational
Violence and sexual offences49.523.6
Anti-social behaviour43.410.7
Public order13.74.6
Criminal damage and arson12.64.7
Burglary12.19.1
Other theft8.74.5
Drugs7.32.4
Shoplifting6.68.4
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.