Crime Rates at Western Road, Lewes, BN7 1RT

Western Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 8th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (BN7 1RT) in the last 12 months was 361.2 per 1,000 residents and was 276.6% higher 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 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 158.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN7 1RT), the main crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.