Crime in Newhaven
Recorded crime in Newhaven is 1.7 times the Lewes average and 1.1 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 27%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Newhaven: about 11,855 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.3/10Good
- 5-year change
- +27%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.7×the Lewes average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Newhaven.
Crime over 5 years
Up 27% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Newhaven, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.7× the Lewes average (1.1× the England and Wales average). 94 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 71% of the harm here
- Burglary: 9% of the harm here
- Robbery: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 71% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 30 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Lewes (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Lewes council area, not only Newhaven. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 62 | 0.61 | Down 53% |
| Cars broken into | 60 | 0.59 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 406 | 4.0 | Down 9% |
| Burglary of homes | 90 | 0.88 | Down 11% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in BN9
In BN9, the postcode district at the centre of Newhaven, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 609 | 6% | 8% | 59% | 20% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 163 | 9% | 5% | 15% | 70% | 2% |
| Public order | 143 | 7% | 3% | 31% | 50% | 9% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 116 | 2% | 4% | 26% | 62% | 6% |
| Other theft | 85 | 5% | 1% | 18% | 66% | 11% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 59 | 0% | 0% | 10% | 75% | 15% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.7 |
| Burglary | 3.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 42.1 |
| Drugs | 2.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 1.2 |
| Other crime | 2.3 |
| Other theft | 6.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 11.2 |
| Public order | 10.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 8.0 |
Postcode districts in Newhaven
Nearby towns
Council: Lewes
Questions about crime in Newhaven
- Is Newhaven a safe place to live?
- Newhaven scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.7 times the Lewes average.
- Is crime going up or down in Newhaven?
- Up 27% over 5 years, from 1,045 recorded crimes a year to 1,324.
- What is the most common crime in Newhaven?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 42 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Newhaven compare with Lewes?
- Crime severity in Newhaven is 1.7 times the Lewes average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Newhaven?
- In BN9, the postcode district at the centre of Newhaven, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 40% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Newhaven?
- In Lewes, the council area Newhaven is in, the police recorded 62 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 53% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Newhaven?
- 406 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Lewes, the council area Newhaven is in, 4.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Newhaven last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Lewes, the council area Newhaven is in, against 1 the year before.