Postcode district · Lewes
Crime in BN7
How much crime is recorded in BN7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 24,587 (2024)
BN7Postcode district · Lewes
How safe is BN7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN7, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
BN7National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Burglary7.19.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.