Crime Rate in Lewes Castle, ward

Lewes Castle has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Lewes district and the 2741st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 360th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lewes Castle in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Lewes district average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lewes Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 104.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lewes Castle ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Waldshut Road, with 23 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Meridian Road (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.