Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN8 5PR
How much crime is recorded in BN8 5PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringmer, Glynde & South Heighton
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
BN8 5PRLewes
How safe is BN8 5PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN8 5PR area, 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 5PRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary3.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.