Crime Rate in Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John, ward

Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Lewes district and the 1361st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 217th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Lewes district average (70.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Plumpton, Streat, East Chiltington & St John ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.