Total Crime Rate

542.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 542.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 331.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 30 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 4th 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 (BN26 5EP) in the last 12 months was 542.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1182.0% higher than the Polegate Central average (42.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN26 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cross Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bernhard Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilda Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilda Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walnut Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A2270 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2270 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walnut Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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