Postcode · Pevensey
Crime in BN24 5EA
How much crime is recorded in BN24 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross, Westham & Pevensey Bay
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,782 (2024)
BN24 5EAPevensey
How safe is BN24 5EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN24 5EA 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
BN24 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order3.54.6
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.