Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 2UX
How much crime is recorded in BN7 2UX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lewes West
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,272 (2024)
BN7 2UXLewes
How safe is BN7 2UX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 2UX area, below 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
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 2UXNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Anti-social behaviour21.710.7
Burglary13.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Public order6.54.6
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.42.4
Shoplifting1.98.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.