Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 1DR
How much crime is recorded in BN7 1DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,215 (2024)
BN7 1DRLewes
How safe is BN7 1DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 1DR 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
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
BN7 1DRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.19.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other theft0.94.5
Public order0.74.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.