Postcode · Newhaven
Crime in BN9 9UH
How much crime is recorded in BN9 9UH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newhaven West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,446 (2024)
BN9 9UHNewhaven
How safe is BN9 9UH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN9 9UH area, below 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 9UHNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.34.5
Burglary4.09.1
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.