Total Crime Rate

297.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 297.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Other crime 80.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Western Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 9th highest crime rate of 326 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 297.0 per 1,000 residents and was 253.9% higher 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 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 153.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN7 1RT), 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.

View Crime In Lewes

Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Local resolution
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 2026Other theft Abergavenny Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
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 Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison 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 2026Other crime A277 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 26 of 26

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.

↑