Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN8 5QA
How much crime is recorded in BN8 5QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ringmer, Glynde & South Heighton
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,058 (2024)
BN8 5QALewes
How safe is BN8 5QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN8 5QA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5QANational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.54.6
Burglary4.59.1
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.