Total Crime Rate

538.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 538.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 236.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.9 10/10
  • Public order 41.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Market Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 6th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (BN7 2NB) in the last 12 months was 538.9 per 1,000 residents and was 259.0% higher than the Lewes Bridge average (150.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 164.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (BN7 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Eastgate Wharf. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Station Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanners Brook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fullers Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastgate Wharf Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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