Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abergavenny Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 25th 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 Abergavenny Road (BN7 1SN) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% higher than the Lewes Priory average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abergavenny Road (BN7 1SN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Abergavenny Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abergavenny Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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