Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brighton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (BN7 1EB) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower than the Lewes Priory average (95.9 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 Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN7 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prison Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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