Total Crime Rate

188.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lakeside Wharf area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ouse Valley & Ringmer , and the 19th 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 Lakeside Wharf (BN9 0HW) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 183.2% 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 Shoplifting with 22 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 Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lakeside Wharf (BN9 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lakeside Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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