Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 48.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Holt area has the 35th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Arlington , and the 161st highest crime rate of 494 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 The Holt (BN27 3ND) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher than the Arlington average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Holt (BN27 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Way, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Holt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blacksmiths Copse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropemaker Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millers Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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