Crime Rate in Ditchling & Westmeston, ward

Ditchling & Westmeston has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Lewes district and the 2020th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 371st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ditchling & Westmeston in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Lewes district average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ditchling & Westmeston’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 135.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ditchling & Westmeston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.