Total Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seven Sisters Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lower Willingdon , and the 30th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seven Sisters Road (BN22 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 195.0% higher than the Lower Willingdon average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 226.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seven Sisters Road (BN22 0PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Blue Bird Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lower Willingdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blue Bird Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blue Bird Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Martins Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berwick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Bird Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seven Sisters Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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