Crime Rates at Black Path, Polegate, BN26 5BB

Black Path area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 134th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Path (BN26 5BB) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Polegate Central average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Path (BN26 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Junction Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.