Postcode · Pevensey
Crime in BN24 5HT
How much crime is recorded in BN24 5HT, 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
- 2,849 (2024)
BN24 5HTPevensey
How safe is BN24 5HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN24 5HT 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5HTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Other crime3.11.5
Public order2.44.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 85% 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.