Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Verralls Walk area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 160th 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 Verralls Walk (BN7 1LP) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verralls Walk (BN7 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Pancras Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Pancras Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Verralls Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Pancras Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Pancras Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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