Crime in Peacehaven
Recorded crime in Peacehaven is 0.9 times the Lewes average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Peacehaven: about 19,008 residents in 13 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.8/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +10%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Lewes average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Peacehaven.
Crime over 5 years
Up 10% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Peacehaven, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Lewes average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 73% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 73% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 17 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Lewes (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Lewes council area, not only Peacehaven. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 62 | 0.61 | Down 53% |
| Cars broken into | 60 | 0.59 | Down 26% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 406 | 4.0 | Down 9% |
| Burglary of homes | 90 | 0.88 | Down 11% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in BN10
In BN10, the postcode district at the centre of Peacehaven, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 524 | 5% | 3% | 61% | 23% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 145 | 10% | 1% | 8% | 80% | 1% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 123 | 3% | 2% | 26% | 64% | 4% |
| Public order | 114 | 2% | 3% | 39% | 51% | 6% |
| Other theft | 86 | 1% | 2% | 12% | 79% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 2.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 23.2 |
| Drugs | 1.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.6 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 3.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.5 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.9 |
| Public order | 5.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 2.6 |
Postcode districts in Peacehaven
Nearby towns
Council: Lewes
Questions about crime in Peacehaven
- Is Peacehaven a safe place to live?
- Peacehaven scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Lewes average.
- Is crime going up or down in Peacehaven?
- Up 10% over 5 years, from 908 recorded crimes a year to 996.
- What is the most common crime in Peacehaven?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 23 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Peacehaven compare with Lewes?
- Crime severity in Peacehaven is 0.9 times the Lewes average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Peacehaven?
- In BN10, the postcode district at the centre of Peacehaven, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 46% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Peacehaven?
- In Lewes, the council area Peacehaven is in, the police recorded 62 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 53% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Peacehaven?
- 406 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Lewes, the council area Peacehaven is in, 4.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Peacehaven last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Lewes, the council area Peacehaven is in, against 1 the year before.