Postcode · Polegate
Crime in BN26 5LU
How much crime is recorded in BN26 5LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Polegate
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,107 (2024)
BN26 5LUPolegate
How safe is BN26 5LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN26 5LU 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
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 5LUNational
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Burglary6.39.1
Public order5.64.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other theft0.74.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.