Postcode · Polegate
Crime in BN26 5PG
How much crime is recorded in BN26 5PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Willingdon
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
BN26 5PGPolegate
How safe is BN26 5PG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN26 5PG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft1.54.5
Burglary1.29.1
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.