April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BN10: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BN10 recorded 81 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.08 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 42.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 28.9% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring60.23 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment81 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 28.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

81
trending_down -4.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

60.23per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

680

Within BN10 district

Lewes

19,875

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Mitchelldean Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
7
Gorham Way Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1
5
Blakeney Avenue Map
total: 4 Other crime: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4
4
Bramber Avenue Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Lake Drive Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Trafalgar Close Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Damon Close Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
2
Victoria Avenue Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2
Meridian Way Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
81 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
34
42.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
26
32.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
5
6.2%
Other Theft
4
4.9%
Public Order
4
4.9%
Other Crime
3
3.7%
Drug Offences
2
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
1
1.2%
Shoplifting
1
1.2%
Burglary
1
1.2%

Crime Analysis: BN10

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in BN10 (42.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (32.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (6.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BN10 has fallen sharply — by 28.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BN10 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -4.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -28.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -3.8%

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