Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 2FB
How much crime is recorded in BN7 2FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes Central & East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,911 (2024)
BN7 2FBLewes
How safe is BN7 2FB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 2FB 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2FBNational
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Shoplifting7.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.24.6
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.