Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 85.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Delves Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ouse Valley & Ringmer , and the 68th 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 Delves Close (BN8 5EW) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Ouse Valley & Ringmer average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delves Close (BN8 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Christie Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Delves Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springett Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Christie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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