Postcode · Lewes
Crime in BN8 6PS
How much crime is recorded in BN8 6PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ash Down, Horsted & Chiddingly
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
BN8 6PSLewes
How safe is BN8 6PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN8 6PS 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
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 6PSNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Burglary3.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 105% 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.