Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Highdown Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highdown Road (BN7 1QA) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Road (BN7 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firle Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Lewes

Crime Over Time in Highdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firle Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Highdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nevill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nevill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blois Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firle Crescent —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑