Postcode · Newhaven
Crime in BN9 9SN
How much crime is recorded in BN9 9SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newhaven West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,159 (2024)
BN9 9SNNewhaven
How safe is BN9 9SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN9 9SN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 9SNNational
Violence and sexual offences35.423.6
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Public order8.34.6
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime3.61.5
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.44.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.