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Crime in BN9 0

How much crime is recorded in BN9 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewes
Region
South East
Population
7,147 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN9 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN9 0, 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
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN9 0National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.810.7
Shoplifting13.38.4
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order6.94.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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