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Crime Rates in Lewes, local authority district

Crime Rate

70.5

70.5

Low 3/10

Last updated: 06.11.2024

Annual total crime rate in Lewes, (local authority district) is 70.5 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 3 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Lewes (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 24.2 3/10
Anti-social behaviour 11.5 4/10
Shoplifting 7.18 5/10
Criminal damage and arson 6.51 4/10
Public order 6.13 5/10
Other theft 4.54 2/10
Other crime 2.67 6/10
Vehicle crime 2.41 2/10
Burglary 2.26 2/10
Drugs 1.4 2/10
Possession of weapons 0.821 5/10
Bicycle theft 0.4 2/10
Theft from the person 0.29 1/10
Robbery 0.18 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Lewes (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Lewes (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Lewes (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Lewes (local authority district) and South East (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Lewes
    LAD
  • South East
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Lewes (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Lewes (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2023 - Sept 2024

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