Postcode · Peacehaven
Crime in BN10 8PY
How much crime is recorded in BN10 8PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,769 (2024)
BN10 8PYPeacehaven
How safe is BN10 8PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN10 8PY 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8PYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs3.22.4
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.