Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 169.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Junction Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Junction Street (BN26 6ET) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 229.7% higher than the Polegate Central average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Junction Street (BN26 6ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Junction Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastern Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Junction Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gilda Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Junction Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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