East Brighton vs Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory

East Brighton has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,250 crimes in the last 12 months. Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory has a safety score of 39/100 (Below Average) with 598 crimes. Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

East Brighton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory shows -9.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In East Brighton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (527 incidents). In Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory, it is Violent Crime (185 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

East Brighton recorded 219 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory recorded 112. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in East Brighton totalled 527 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 185 in Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, East Brighton recorded 1,322 crimes (now 1,250, a change of -5.5%). Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory recorded 660 crimes previously (now 598, -9.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. East Brighton has a resolution rate of 31.3% and Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory has 39.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

East Brighton falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both East Brighton and Lewes Town Centre, Lewes Castle and Lewes Priory. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.