Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 3FA
How much crime is recorded in BN7 3FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,104 (2024)
BN7 3FALewes
How safe is BN7 3FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 6.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 3FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 3FANational
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Violence and sexual offences4.323.6
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.