Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Arlington , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 494 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 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 227.2% higher than the Arlington average (41.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (BN27 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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