Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 127.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ouse Valley & Ringmer , and the 37th highest crime rate of 327 local areas in Lewes .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Road (BN8 5HY) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% higher than the Ouse Valley & Ringmer average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 72.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (BN8 5HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Field β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushey Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Martletts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushey Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushey Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rushey Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushey Close β€”

Data Sources

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