Total Crime Rate

126.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Winterbourne Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 38th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

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 Winterbourne Lane (BN7 1HN) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher than the Lewes Priory average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winterbourne Lane (BN7 1HN), 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 Winterbourne Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prison Formal action is not in the public interest
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juggs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juggs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winterbourne Mews —
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Data Sources

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