Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 2SE
How much crime is recorded in BN7 2SE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes Central & East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
BN7 2SELewes
How safe is BN7 2SE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 2SE 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2SENational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.