Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 116th 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 High Street (BN26 6AA) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BN26 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilda Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Place —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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