Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN7 3PR
How much crime is recorded in BN7 3PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
BN7 3PRLewes
How safe is BN7 3PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN7 3PR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 3PRNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 90% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.