Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highdown Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 113th highest crime rate of 327 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 1QB) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower than the Lewes Priory average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdown Road (BN7 1QB), the main crime hotspot is near Firle Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windover Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Blois Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blois Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blois Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nevill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepfair Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheepfair Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nevill Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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