Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crisp Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Lewes Bridge , and the 36th 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 Crisp Road (BN7 2TY) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crisp Road (BN7 2TY), the main crime hotspot is near Crisp Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crisp Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pellbrook Road —
Apr 2026Public order Waldshut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fitzroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pellbrook Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldshut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blois Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waldshut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waldshut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Highdown Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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