Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brightling Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 493 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 Brightling Road (BN26 5AY) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Polegate Central average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightling Road (BN26 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastern Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brightling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Junction Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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