Crime Rate in Arlington, ward

Arlington has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 1695th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 290th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Arlington in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Arlington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Arlington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Michelham Priory Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.