Postcode · Polegate
Crime in BN26 6PY
How much crime is recorded in BN26 6PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Polegate
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,768 (2024)
BN26 6PYPolegate
How safe is BN26 6PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN26 6PY 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 6PYNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.