Postcode · Pevensey
Crime in BN24 5LY
How much crime is recorded in BN24 5LY, 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
- 1,569 (2024)
BN24 5LYPevensey
How safe is BN24 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN24 5LY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 5LYNational
Shoplifting18.08.4
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.44.6
Burglary1.49.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.