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Crime in BN9 9

How much crime is recorded in BN9 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewes
Region
South East
Population
16,222 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN9 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN9 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Anti-social behaviour24.010.7
Shoplifting11.38.4
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order7.14.6
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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