Total Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Sage 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 Wood Sage Way (BN24 5FT) 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 Wood Sage Way (BN24 5FT), the main crime hotspot is near Hedge Parsley Crescent. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Sage Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramsons Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bracken Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Clover Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Willow Herb Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedge Parsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedge Parsley Crescent —
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Data Sources

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