Crime rate in Lewes
Lewes is among the top 5 most dangerous small towns in East Sussex, and is among the top 20 most dangerous overall out of East Sussex's 108 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Lewes in 2023 was 74 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to East Sussex's overall crime rate, coming in 11% lower than the East Sussex rate of 91 per 1,000 daytime population.
In January 2024, Lewes had the worst crime rate in East Sussex for theft from the person, with 5 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.16 per 1,000 daytime population. November 2022 was also a bad month for Lewes residents, when it was East Sussex's most dangerous area for shoplifting, recording 30 crimes at a rate of 1.5 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Lewes are violence and sexual offences, with 577 offences during 2023, giving a crime rate of 27. This is 3.9% higher than 2022's figure of 555 offences and a difference of 0.90 from 2022's crime rate of 25. Lewes's least common crime is robbery, with 9 offences recorded in 2023, an increase of 63% from 2022's figure of 6 crimes.
All Time Security work along with the communities, business and local police to minimise the crime in the area and also offer paid services to our clients to protect their assets.