Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tollgate area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Peacehaven North , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 326 local areas in Lewes .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tollgate (BN10 8ED) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% lower than the Peacehaven North average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tollgate (BN10 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Balcombe Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchelldean | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balcombe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchelldean | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchelldean | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitchelldean | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchelldean | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchelldean | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxhill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foxhill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mitchelldean | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glynn Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Firle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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