Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hailsham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Polegate Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 494 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 Hailsham Road (BN26 6RD) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 186.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hailsham Road (BN26 6RD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hailsham Road area

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Data Sources

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