Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Posey Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hellingly , and the 77th 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 Posey Green (BN27 4RX) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Hellingly average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Posey Green (BN27 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highview Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Posey Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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