Lewes Central & East
Middle areaCentral Lewes. 9,464 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Lewes Central & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lewes Central & East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lewes Central & East at a rate of 118.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.1 per 1,000 people across Lewes.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 296 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 280 |
| Shoplifting | 185 |
| Other crime | 169 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 99 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lewes Central & East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lewes Central & East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lewes Central & East at a rate of 118.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.1 per 1,000 people across Lewes.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 93 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lewes Central & East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (296), violence and sexual offences (280) and shoplifting (185).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lewes
These figures are published for the whole of Lewes, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lewes and not Lewes Central & East alone. See Lewes
Lewes Central & East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lewes Central & East was £400,000 in 2025.
Lewes Central & East had 9,375 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Lewes Central & East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lewes Central & East, 65.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.