Postcode · Pevensey
Crime in BN24 5PL
How much crime is recorded in BN24 5PL, 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
- 1,622 (2024)
BN24 5PLPevensey
How safe is BN24 5PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN24 5PL 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5PLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.54.6
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.