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Newhaven Town

Middle area

South Lewes. 7,280 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Newhaven Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£290,000
Joint 3,559th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,621
Joint 3,689th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Newhaven Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newhaven Town at a rate of 151.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.1 per 1,000 people across Lewes.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences305
Anti-social behaviour285
Other crime177
Shoplifting159
Criminal damage and arson95
Drug offences28
Vehicle crime21
Burglary16
Robbery15
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Newhaven Town compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Newhaven TownMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Lewes · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from £267,500 to £575,000. The middle area is £395,000. Newhaven Town is £290,000.
£290,0002nd cheapest
Population13 middle areas, Lewes · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from 6,070 to 9,644. The middle area is 7,650. Newhaven Town is 6,621.
6,6214th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Lewes · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from 10.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Newhaven Town is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Lewes · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lewes13 areas from 46.5% to 91.6%. The middle area is 80.9%. Newhaven Town is 85.1%.
85.1%4th highest

Is Newhaven Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newhaven Town at a rate of 151.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.1 per 1,000 people across Lewes.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 98 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newhaven Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (305), anti-social behaviour (285) and other crime (177).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Lewes

These figures are published for the whole of Lewes, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewes and not Newhaven Town alone. See Lewes

Average house price
£374,305
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,807
124th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.2×
Joint 78th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.8
Joint 121st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Newhaven Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Newhaven Town was £290,000 in 2025.

Newhaven Town had 6,621 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Newhaven Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Newhaven Town, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.