Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Malling Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malling Street (BN7 2RD) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malling Street (BN7 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliffe High Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malling Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rusbridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooks Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harveys Way —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street —
Sep 2025Public order Cliffe High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malling Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nurseries —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nurseries Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cliffe High Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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