Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 1EA
How much crime is recorded in BN7 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,562 (2024)
BN7 1EALewes
How safe is BN7 1EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 1EA 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 1EANational
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary5.39.1
Other crime4.31.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft0.84.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.