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Crime in BN8 4

How much crime is recorded in BN8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewes
Region
South East
Population
14,694 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN8 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN8 4, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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).

BN8 4National
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary5.79.1
Shoplifting2.88.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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