Total Crime Rate

66.5 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 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Valence Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 104th 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 Valence Road (BN7 1SL) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valence Road (BN7 1SL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Valence Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Prince Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Montfort Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prison Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wallands Park Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prison Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ousedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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