Postcode district · Lewes
Crime in BN8
How much crime is recorded in BN8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lewes
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 28,974 (2024)
BN8Postcode district · Lewes
How safe is BN8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN8, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
BN8National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Shoplifting6.38.4
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.