Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lewes Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 103 local areas in Hanover & Elm Grove , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 815 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewes Road (BN2 3HQ) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Hanover & Elm Grove average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Road (BN2 3HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Inverness Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lewes Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Crescent Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cobden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cobden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aberdeen Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Melbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aberdeen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Crescent Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanover Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Lewes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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