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Just 71.3 per cent of first-class deliveries in the Brighton (BN) area, which includes Lewes, were delivered on time.
This is well below the 93 per cent target.
This means 21.7 per cent of first-class deliveries in the area were delivered late.
James MacCleary, the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, has called for the postal service to be held accountable for the missed targets, and for the regulator Ofcom to step in.
Mr MacCleary said: “I regularly have constituents getting in touch about the shocking delays they are experiencing: post in Ringmer delivered 12 days late, post in Stone Cross delivered 10 days late.
“Magazine subscriptions in Lewes are being delivered a week too late – week on week.”
He went on to say that the missed targets are affecting the lives of people in areas such as Seaford, Newhaven, Lewes, Willingdon, Stone Cross, Ringmer and the surrounding villages.
Mr MacCleary said: “These missed targets are shocking and are leaving countless people in the lurch here in Seaford, Newhaven, Lewes, Willingdon, Stone Cross, Ringmer and across our local villages.
“People rely on these deliveries and having them arrive on time to go about their lives and should not be forced to put up with this disruption.
“It is time Ofcom stepped in to act on these unacceptable delays and hold this failing service accountable for letting people down here in the constituency of Lewes.”
