Total Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ditchling & Westmeston , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Street (BN7 3NT) in the last 12 months was 12.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Street (BN7 3NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Street, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monckton Way (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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