What is the crime rate in Newhaven North, Lewes?

As of April 2026, the Newhaven North ward has an annual crime rate of 85.56 per 1,000 residents with 52 total recorded incidents in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates for the ward boundary area.

What is the most common crime in the Newhaven North ward?

The most common crime in Newhaven North is Violence & Sexual Offences with 25 incidents in April 2026, accounting for 48.1% of all crime in the ward. This data is sourced from Police.uk open data and covers all crimes recorded by the local police force within the Newhaven North ward boundary.

WD22 Intelligence Updated April 2026Source: Sussex Police Police

Crime in Newhaven North, Lewes

Comprehensive safety analysis for Newhaven North, localized within Lewes.

Total Crimes

trending_down -13.3% MoM

Annual Crime Rate

85.56per 1k

trending_up +0.9% 12m Trend

Safety Rating

Moderate

Total Population

4,882

12-Month Crime Trend

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Crime Categories

Violence & Sexual Offences25

Anti-social Behaviour10

Public Order5

Criminal Damage & Arson4

Other Theft3

Vehicle Crime2

Drug Offences1

Robbery1

Theft from Person1

Incident Distribution

Location Reference	Primary Incidents	Total
On or near Railway Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6Anti-social behaviour: 4Public order: 2	13
On or near Baker Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 4Criminal damage and arson: 2Anti-social behaviour: 1	7
On or near Norton Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 3Vehicle crime: 1	4
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building Map	Violence and sexual offences: 2Public order: 1	3
On or near Chestnut Way Map	Public order: 1Criminal damage and arson: 1	2
On or near Brazen Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 2	2
On or near Brighton Road Map	Drugs: 1	1
On or near Riverside North Map	Other theft: 1	1
On or near Robinson Road Map	Public order: 1	1
On or near North Quay Road Map	Vehicle crime: 1	1

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City Average

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Local Priorities

Operation Downsway

Our yearly campaign to address community concerns around road and driving related offences that fall into the fatal 5 driving offences.

Issued: 1 Mar 2026

Status Update

•Extra patrols, educational and enforcement activities across the district focused on targeting excess speed, distracted driving, as well as drink/drug driving.

•A number of police and partner deployments across the town in the last few months to tackle ASB driving, including excess speeding, these have led to a number of positive stops and vehicle seizures, details of which have been added to our Sussex Police website, and posted to our Lewes Police Facebook page.

Actioned: 1 Apr 2026

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