Total Crime Rate

132.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 132.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ouse Valley & Ringmer , and the 35th 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 Vicarage Cottages (BN8 6RR) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Cottages (BN8 6RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lacys Hill (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Cottages area

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Data Sources

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