Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 2LP
How much crime is recorded in BN7 2LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes Central & East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,772 (2024)
BN7 2LPLewes
How safe is BN7 2LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 2LP area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 2LPNational
Shoplifting31.28.4
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Burglary13.89.1
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Public order7.74.6
Other theft6.64.5
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Robbery1.51.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.