Total Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Summerfields Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Arlington , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Summerfields Avenue (BN27 3AW) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Arlington average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerfields Avenue (BN27 3AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramble Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arlington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Summerheath Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Summerheath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sussex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Close | Under investigation |
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