Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Station Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 139th 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 Station Road (BN26 6EB) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (BN26 6EB), 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 Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Otteham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oaklands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southern Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heron Ridge —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gilda Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Junction Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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