Total Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spences Field area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 128th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spences Field (BN7 2HH) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spences Field (BN7 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lewes Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzgerald Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deanery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prince Charles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nurseries | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Nurseries | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malling Down | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malling Down | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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