Postcode · Peacehaven
Crime in BN10 8TH
How much crime is recorded in BN10 8TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peacehaven East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,355 (2024)
BN10 8THPeacehaven
How safe is BN10 8TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN10 8TH area, 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
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 8THNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Burglary5.19.1
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.