Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 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 38.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Drive area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Arlington , and the 214th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (BN27 4EP) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (BN27 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Akehurst Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Houghton Way —
Apr 2026Drugs The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Akehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Akehurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Akehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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