Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (BN24 5LY) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% higher than the Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN24 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Eastbourne Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montfort Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mortain Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobney Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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