Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lambert Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 85th 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 Lambert Place (BN7 2EL) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Lewes Bridge average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambert Place (BN7 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near St Michael'S Terrace. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambert Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Michael'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boughey Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Other crime St Michael'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Malling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boughey Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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