Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 2FX
How much crime is recorded in BN7 2FX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes Central & East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,287 (2024)
BN7 2FXLewes
How safe is BN7 2FX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 2FX 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 2FXNational
Anti-social behaviour40.010.7
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Public order5.04.6
Other theft4.64.5
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.