Crime Rate in Peacehaven East, ward

Peacehaven East has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Lewes district and the 3326th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 632nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Peacehaven East in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Lewes district average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Peacehaven East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 161.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Peacehaven East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 52 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Piddinghoe Close (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.