Lewes West
Middle areaCentral Lewes. 6,975 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Lewes West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lewes West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lewes West at a rate of 97.9 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 | 264 |
| Other crime | 150 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 141 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 73 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lewes West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lewes West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lewes West at a rate of 97.9 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, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lewes West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (264), other crime (150) and anti-social behaviour (141).
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 West alone. See Lewes
Lewes West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lewes West was £575,000 in 2025.
Lewes West had 7,339 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Lewes West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lewes West, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.