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Crime in BN7 1

How much crime is recorded in BN7 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewes
Region
South East
Population
13,917 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN7 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN7 1, 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN7 1National
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other crime3.81.5
Public order3.54.6
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% 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.

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