Total Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hill Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 100th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

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 Hill Road (BN7 1DB) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Lewes Bridge average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Road (BN7 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meridian Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crisp Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Eridge Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blois Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Meridian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nevill Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Fitzroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pellbrook Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pellbrook Road —
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Data Sources

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