Crime Rates at Mill Path, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5JH

Mill Path 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 Path (BN8 5JH) 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 (≈ 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 Path (BN8 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shelley Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old School Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.