Postcode · Polegate
Crime in BN26 6FA
How much crime is recorded in BN26 6FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Polegate
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,074 (2024)
BN26 6FAPolegate
How safe is BN26 6FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN26 6FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 6FANational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order2.94.6
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.71.5
Other theft0.24.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% 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.