Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 2BA
How much crime is recorded in BN7 2BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes Central & East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,605 (2024)
BN7 2BALewes
How safe is BN7 2BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 2BA 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
58
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 2BANational
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Shoplifting6.58.4
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.14.6
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.