Total Crime Rate

303.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 303.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lewes Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Hollingdean & Fiveways , and the 75th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lewes Road (BN2 4GL) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 353.4% higher than the Hollingdean & Fiveways average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Road (BN2 4GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ewhurst Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lewes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ewhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Down Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ewhurst Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ewhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liphook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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