Total Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

The Martlets area has the 29th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Arlington , and the 128th highest crime rate of 494 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 The Martlets (BN27 4FA) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Martlets (BN27 4FA), the main crime hotspot is near Goldfinch Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Martlets area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldfinch Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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