Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Kensington Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 64th highest crime rate of 493 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 Kensington Way (BN26 6FH) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Way (BN26 6FH), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Mews. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairoak Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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