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
Total Crimes
81Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within BN10 district
Lewes
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary 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 2026Crime 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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