Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN8 5TP
How much crime is recorded in BN8 5TP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chailey, Newick & Barcombe
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,342 (2024)
BN8 5TPLewes
How safe is BN8 5TP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN8 5TP 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
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5TPNational
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.