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Overview of Lewes crime rate

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Lewes has a low crime rating, positioned 19th among 25 similar areas. In 2023, there were 7,020 incidents reported, with a population of 99,905, leading to a crime rate of 70.27 per 1,000 residents. This represents a slight increase of 2.05% from the previous year.

The most frequent crime types in Lewes are Violence and sexual offences (36.6%), Anti-social behaviour (15.8%), and Criminal damage and arson (10.7%). The least common offenses are Bicycle theft (0.8%), Robbery (0.6%), and Theft from the person (0.4%).

Lewes is made up of 21 wards, with Lewes Bridge (182.7), Newhaven South (151.8), and Newhaven North (94.9) recording the highest crime rates. The safest areas are Seaford East (32.4), Seaford West (23.7), and Newick (23.3).

In Lewes, there has been a significant rise in Anti-social behaviour in 2020, followed by a notable increase in Violence and sexual offences in 2021. However, Anti-social behaviour saw a subsequent decrease in 2021 and 2022, alongside declines in Other theft and Vehicle crime in 2020, suggesting varied shifts in crime trends over these years.

Lewes crime incidents by crime type

A total of 7020 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2571 (36.6)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1111 (15.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 751 (10.7)%
Public order – 670 (9.5)%
Other theft – 467 (6.7)%
Shoplifting – 409 (5.8)%
Vehicle crime – 264 (3.8)%
Burglary – 232 (3.3)%
Other crime – 221 (3.1)%
Drugs – 137 (2.0)%
Possession of weapons – 67 (1.0)%
Bicycle theft – 54 (0.8)%
Robbery – 41 (0.6)%
Theft from the person – 25 (0.4)%

How does Lewes compare against nearby areas ?

Lewes ranks 19th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Lewes wards

There are 21 wards within Lewes. Lewes Bridge, Newhaven South, Newhaven North has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 21 wards from high crime rate to low.