Postcode · Peacehaven
Crime in BN10 8LS
How much crime is recorded in BN10 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,041 (2024)
BN10 8LSPeacehaven
How safe is BN10 8LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN10 8LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8LSNational
Shoplifting22.68.4
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Burglary6.79.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.