Total Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Brightling Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brightling Road (BN26 5AY) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Polegate Central average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Brightling Road (BN26 5AY), the main crime hotspot is near Junction Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brightling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otteham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurway Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Ridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southern Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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