Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 2SX
How much crime is recorded in BN7 2SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes Central & East
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,469 (2024)
BN7 2SXLewes
How safe is BN7 2SX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 2SX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 2SXNational
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Criminal damage and arson13.14.7
Burglary8.39.1
Drugs5.82.4
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other theft0.94.5
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.