Castle vs Peacehaven East

Castle has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,040 crimes in the last 12 months. Peacehaven East has a safety score of 52/100 (Average) with 380 crimes. Peacehaven East scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Castle shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Peacehaven East shows +13.4% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Castle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Shoplifting (346 incidents). In Peacehaven East, it is Violent Crime (131 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Castle recorded 199 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Peacehaven East recorded 84. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Castle totalled 228 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 131 in Peacehaven East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Castle recorded 989 crimes (now 1,040, a change of +5.2%). Peacehaven East recorded 335 crimes previously (now 380, +13.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Castle has a resolution rate of 42.9% and Peacehaven East has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Castle falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Peacehaven East is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Castle and Peacehaven East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.