So you are thinking of moving to Peacehaven in East Sussex? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Peacehaven is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Peacehaven the land of milk and honey or are Newhaven, Seaford and Telscombe a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Peacehaven
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of July 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Peacehaven. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Telscombe | 1 |
| Newhaven | 0 |
| South Heighton | 0 |
| Peacehaven | 0 |
| Telscombe Cliffs | 0 |
| Peacehaven Heights | 0 |
| Harbour Heights | 0 |
| Tarring Neville | 0 |
| Southease | 0 |
| Saltdean | 0 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Peacehaven. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Peacehaven. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Newhaven South (Best) | 12806/32845 |
| Newhaven North | 16411/32845 |
| Peacehaven East | 18835/32845 |
| Peacehaven West | 18883/32845 |
| Peacehaven North | 20857/32845 |
| Rottingdean Coastal | 23654/32845 |
| Ouse Valley & Ringmer | 25099/32845 |
| East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs | 25581/32845 |
| Seaford North | 27333/32845 |
| Seaford West (Worst) | 31563/32845 |
Newhaven - That Jewel in the Crown
Your Health in Peacehaven
If you are thinking of moving to Peacehaven, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Peacehaven compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton and Hove | 1.2% | 4.08% | 11.81% | 33.64% | 49.26% |
| Eastbourne | 1.45% | 4.74% | 15.34% | 35.4% | 43.07% |
| Wealden | 0.96% | 3.49% | 13.03% | 34.93% | 47.59% |
| Lewes (Peacehaven) | 1.21% | 4.17% | 14.26% | 35.52% | 44.84% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Peacehaven. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Peacehaven. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Newhaven South (Best) | 11675/32845 |
| Newhaven North | 12790/32845 |
| Peacehaven West | 13372/32845 |
| Peacehaven East | 16170/32845 |
| Peacehaven North | 17803/32845 |
| Seaford North | 20678/32845 |
| East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs | 21022/32845 |
| Rottingdean Coastal | 22906/32845 |
| Ouse Valley & Ringmer | 23164/32845 |
| Seaford West (Worst) | 26458/32845 |
Deprivation in Peacehaven
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Peacehaven. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Newhaven North (Best) | 11511/32845 |
| Peacehaven East | 13459/32845 |
| Peacehaven West | 13580/32845 |
| Peacehaven North | 16516/32845 |
| Seaford North | 19270/32845 |
| Ouse Valley & Ringmer | 19602/32845 |
| East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs | 22626/32845 |
| Rottingdean Coastal | 23160/32845 |
| Seaford West | 25460/32845 |
| Newhaven South (Worst) | 9153/32845 |
