Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
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

Keere Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 67th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keere Street (BN7 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keere Street (BN7 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Ditch Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southover High Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keere Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime White Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Swithun'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Ditch Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Paddock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street

Data Sources

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