Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Malling Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 326 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 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Lewes Bridge average (139.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliffe High Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rusbridge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatsheaf Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatsheaf Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bear Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bear Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cliffe High Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cliffe High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cliffe High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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