Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Western Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Arlington , and the 165th highest 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 Western Road (BN27 3EW) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (BN27 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pitreavie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Belfry Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Belfry Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Belfry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Belfry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hawthorns Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Hawthorns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hawthorns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pine Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Pine Way Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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