Total Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 170.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 82.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 326 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 High Street (BN7 2NA) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Lewes Bridge average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 23.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN7 2NA), the main crime hotspot is near Eastgate Wharf. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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