Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 148.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mount Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 27th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Place (BN7 1YH) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Lewes Bridge average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Place (BN7 1YH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station 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 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Nicholas Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Ditch Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanners Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullers Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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