Postcode · Peacehaven
Crime in BN10 8DF
How much crime is recorded in BN10 8DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,285 (2024)
How safe is BN10 8DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN10 8DF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN10 8DFNational
Violence and sexual offences26.723.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Public order7.04.6
Other crime4.11.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Burglary1.49.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.