Total Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 37.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nevill Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 149th 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 Nevill Road (BN7 1PD) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Lewes Priory average (83.9 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nevill Road (BN7 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nevill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abergavenny Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A277 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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