Total Crime Rate

265.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 265.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ham Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lewes Priory , and the 11th 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 Ham Lane (BN7 3PS) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 215.7% higher than the Lewes Priory average (83.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ham Lane (BN7 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Mountfield Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ham Lane area

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Data Sources

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