Postcode · Polegate
Crime in BN26 5BF
How much crime is recorded in BN26 5BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Polegate
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,332 (2024)
BN26 5BFPolegate
How safe is BN26 5BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN26 5BF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN26 5BFNational
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.