Postcode · Peacehaven
Crime in BN10 8DR
How much crime is recorded in BN10 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,460 (2024)
BN10 8DRPeacehaven
How safe is BN10 8DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN10 8DR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8DRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Burglary2.49.1
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft0.64.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.