Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

Paddock Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lower Willingdon , and the 228th highest crime rate of 493 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 Paddock Gardens (BN26 5PN) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Lower Willingdon average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 242.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paddock Gardens (BN26 5PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfield, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wannock Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Paddock Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Close —
Sep 2025Public order Southfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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