Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
Middle areaNorth west Lewes. 10,036 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 111 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 30% of people in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell at a rate of 41.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 162 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 80 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell compares
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Is Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell at a rate of 41.3 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, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (162), anti-social behaviour (80) and other crime (74).
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 Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell alone. See Lewes
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell was £520,000 in 2025.
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell had 9,644 usual residents at the census.
About 30% of people in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell, 49.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.