Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 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 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Waldron Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Arlington , and the 91st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waldron Road (BN8 6DP) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waldron Road (BN8 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carpenters Croft, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Susans Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron

Crime Over Time in Waldron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Susans Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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