Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 3DH
How much crime is recorded in BN7 3DH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,136 (2024)
BN7 3DHLewes
How safe is BN7 3DH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 3DH 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3DHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary8.79.1
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Public order1.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 78% 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.