East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs
Middle areaSouth Lewes. 7,486 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs at a rate of 43.1 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.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 138 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 72 |
| Other crime | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs at a rate of 43.1 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, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (138), anti-social behaviour (72) and other crime (57).
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 East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs alone. See Lewes
East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs was £375,000 in 2025.
East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs had 7,393 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs, 83.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.