Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.9 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 103.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 11.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Shepherds Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ouse Valley & Ringmer , and the 55th highest crime rate of 326 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 Shepherds Way (BN8 5QL) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Way (BN8 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop'S Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherds Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushey Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potato Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Mead —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Martletts —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potato Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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