Total Crime Rate

776.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 776.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 612.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lewes Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Danehill & Fletching , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

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 Lewes Road (RH18 5AE) in the last 12 months was 776.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1905.8% higher than the Danehill & Fletching average (38.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewes Road (RH18 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 217 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lewes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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