Total Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 34.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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 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
  • 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

Fitzjohns Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 136th 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 Fitzjohns Road (BN7 1PP) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Lewes Bridge average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fitzjohns Road (BN7 1PP), 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 Fitzjohns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Abergavenny Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nevill Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Meridian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Prison Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
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Data Sources

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