Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

De Montfort Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 121st highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around De Montfort Road (BN7 1SS) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Montfort Road (BN7 1SS), 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 De Montfort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prison Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prison Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Edward'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A277 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Action to be taken by another organisation
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 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 2026Drugs Prison Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Prison Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Public order Prison Under investigation
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Data Sources

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