Total Crime Rate
13.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glebe Close area has the lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 326 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 Glebe Close (BN7 1LB) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower than the Lewes Priory average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glebe Close (BN7 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delaware Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lewes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Houndean Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Downside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Valley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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