Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN8 4FL
How much crime is recorded in BN8 4FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chailey, Newick & Barcombe
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
BN8 4FLLewes
How safe is BN8 4FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN8 4FL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
BN8 4FLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Public order1.14.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.