Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 104.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

New Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Arlington , and the 41st highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (BN27 4EW) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (BN27 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Manor Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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