Shoplifting within a mile of Lewes rose 62% in the latest quarter against the year before, and anti-social behaviour runs close behind violent crime. Our guarding and CCTV for Lewes are built around that pattern.
Trusted Protection in Lewes
Police.uk recorded 1,805 crimes within a mile of Lewes over a year. Violence and sexual offences led at 544, but anti-social behaviour was not far behind at 437, and shoplifting, at 188, is moving fastest, up 62% on the same months a year earlier. For Lewes retailers, that points to visible officers and store detectives. For pubs and theatres, ASB means door staff matter, and for estate units, criminal damage at 172 makes alarm response sensible.
Lewes Business Profile
Thirty registered security workers in our network have homes within 10 miles of Lewes, and fifteen hold an SIA licence that is in date and are ready for shifts. We plan rotas for retail and venue contracts ahead of time, which keeps faces familiar to staff and customers.
Lewes district has 4,210 registered businesses, led by professional services at 720, construction at 685 and leisure and entertainment at 345. Manufacturing is 5.7% of firms against 4.6% nationally, which calls for static guarding, access control and alarm response at production sites. Education is 2.3% against 1.9%, and schools or colleges benefit from campus patrols, gate control and protection over holidays.
Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes Little Theatre and Depot cinema are within 5km. Martyn's Law will apply to venues for 200 or more, and we supply stewards and event security. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Lewes
The facts show a town with a strong cultural side and a working one. Riverside, Phoenix, Malling, Cliffe and Diplocks industrial estates sit within 5km along with Southdown Business Park, while theatres and arts spaces include the Con Club and Charleston in Lewes. Lewes Victoria hospital and stations at Lewes, Cooksbridge and Glynde are nearby.
With 28 pubs, bars and nightclubs and four mapped construction sites, cover ranges from venue stewarding to overnight checks on industrial units and building plots.
Services in Lewes
Below are the services available to Lewes businesses, including retail guarding, door supervision, patrols and CCTV monitoring.
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Crime & Security Data
From September 2025 to August 2026, Police.uk logged 1,805 crimes within one mile of Lewes.
Violence and sexual offences totalled 544, anti-social behaviour 437, shoplifting 188, criminal damage and arson 172 and public order 119. Overall crime in the most recent three months was 6% higher than a year before. The sharper movement is in shoplifting, up 62%. Retailers face the most immediate change, while the high ASB figure supports door supervision and CCTV for the evening economy.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Sussex Police's Wallands Park team is focusing on anti-social behaviour, including the use of dispersal powers, and on drug-related harm in the community.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Lewes.
Areas We Cover Near Lewes
We also serve Telscombe and Peacehaven, both 5 miles from Lewes, and Newhaven at 6 miles.
Postcodes We Cover in Lewes
The 5 postcode districts nearest central Lewes, covering parts of Lewes, Mid Sussex, Wealden and Brighton and Hove.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Lewes Security FAQs
Police.uk shows shoplifting within a mile of Lewes rose 62% in the latest three months compared with the year before, with 188 reports over twelve months. Uniformed officers and store detectives deter theft and give shop staff support.
We supply stewards, door supervisors and event security for venues within 5km of Lewes, including Glyndebourne Opera House and Lewes Little Theatre, and can help larger venues prepare for Martyn's Law.
Manufacturing makes up 5.7% of Lewes district businesses, above the 4.6% national share. We provide static guarding, access control and alarm response for production sites on estates such as Malling, Phoenix and Riverside.
Education is 2.3% of local businesses against 1.9% nationally. We offer campus patrols, gate control and holiday-period protection, with GPS-logged visits and digital reports from our 24/7 control room.
The Wallands Park team focuses on anti-social behaviour, using dispersal powers where needed, and on drug-related harm. Businesses affected by either can add CCTV monitoring and visible security to support the police.
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