Total Crime Rate

51.8 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 51.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

South Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Arlington , and the 155th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (BN27 3LY) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour 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 Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (BN27 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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