Total Crime Rate

252.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 252.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Drugs 27.2 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Martins Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 14th highest crime rate of 327 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 St Martins Lane (BN7 1UD) in the last 12 months was 252.9 per 1,000 residents and was 163.7% higher than the Lewes Priory average (95.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Martins Lane (BN7 1UD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Martins Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanners Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Ditch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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