Total Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 13.6 1/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Nicholas Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 43rd lowest 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 St Nicholas Lane (BN7 2GH) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% lower than the Lewes Bridge average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Lane (BN7 2GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastgate Wharf, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars' Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pinwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fullers Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Ditch Lane —
Apr 2026Public order St Swithun'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime White Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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