Crap Towns / Polegate / Crime

How much crime is there in Polegate?

The police recorded 53.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Polegate from September 2023 to August 2026, 29% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 19.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 44.4, down from 56.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	56.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	61.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	44.4	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	19.0	34.1
Shoplifting	14.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.8	7.0
Public order	5.0	6.6
Other theft	3.1	5.4
Burglary	1.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Drugs	1.1	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Newhaven	14.3 km	112
Eastbourne	4.2 km	112
Lewes	18.1 km	88.3
Bexhill-on-Sea	14.5 km	75.9
Hailsham	5.1 km	54.8
Peacehaven	17.1 km	54.2
Polegate	–	53.9
Stone Cross	3.7 km	44.4
Seaford	10.5 km	39.1
Heathfield	16.2 km	35.2
Lower Willingdon	1.6 km	32.7
The typical town	–	76.2