Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane 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 Church Lane (BN7 2HS) 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 Church Lane (BN7 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Malling Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prince Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Malling Down —
Sep 2025Public order De Grey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malling Down —
Sep 2025Other theft Deanery Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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