Postcode · Peacehaven
Crime in BN10 8JS
How much crime is recorded in BN10 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,837 (2024)
BN10 8JSPeacehaven
How safe is BN10 8JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN10 8JS 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary7.19.1
Public order7.04.6
Shoplifting3.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.