Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 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 53.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chapel Hill area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 130th highest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Hill (BN7 2BB) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Lewes Bridge average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Hill (BN7 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliffe High Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bear Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bear Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatsheaf Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatsheaf Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rusbridge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cliffe High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe High Street

Data Sources

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