Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 1EU
How much crime is recorded in BN7 1EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
BN7 1EULewes
How safe is BN7 1EU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 1EU area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 1EUNational
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Burglary4.89.1
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.