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Crime in BN7 9

How much crime is recorded in BN7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewes
Region
South East
Population
4,955 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN7 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN7 9, 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
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN7 9National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Shoplifting15.48.4
Burglary10.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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