Crime Rate in Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey, ward

Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Lewes district and the 1694th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 289th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Lewes district average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chailey, Barcombe & Hamsey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Warrs Hill Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.