Total Crime Rate

620.0 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 620.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 262.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.9 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Other crime 22.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Brooks Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooks Road (BN7 2BY) in the last 12 months was 620.0 per 1,000 residents and was 313.1% higher than the Lewes Bridge average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 154.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooks Road (BN7 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Eastgate Wharf. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brooks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harveys Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cliffe High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cliffe High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooks Road —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nurseries —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order De Grey Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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