Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Banner Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels , and the 124th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Banner Way (BN24 5FE) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher than the Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels average (40.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Banner Way (BN24 5FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bracken Grove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackberry Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stone Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dallaway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Clover Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Keep | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Keep | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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