Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plumpton Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ditchling & Westmeston , and the 90th 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 Plumpton Lane (BN7 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher than the Ditchling & Westmeston average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumpton Lane (BN7 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Plumpton Bostall. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plumpton Lane area

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Data Sources

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