Total Crime Rate

230.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 230.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels , and the 7th highest crime rate of 494 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 High Street (BN24 5LE) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 475.6% 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 Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN24 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge End. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge End Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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