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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in BN23: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

BN23 recorded 237 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.22 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 31.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 1.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring76.14 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment237 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 1.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

237
trending_down -10.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

76.14per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

851

Within BN23 district

Wealden

38,077

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 60 Shoplifting: 55 Anti-social behaviour: 3
60
Lottbridge Drove Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Drugs: 1
10
Hereward Road Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Robbery: 2
8
Supermarket Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 7
7
Carisbrooke Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
Petrol Station Map
total: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Martinique Way Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1
4
Supermarket Map
total: 4 Shoplifting: 3 Robbery: 1
4
Shopping Area Map
total: 4 Bicycle theft: 1 Public order: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
237 Total
Shoplifting
75
31.6%
Violence & Sexual Offences
65
27.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
42
17.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
8
3.4%
Other Theft
8
3.4%
Public Order
8
3.4%
Drug Offences
6
2.5%
Weapons Possession
6
2.5%
Robbery
5
2.1%
Vehicle Crime
5
2.1%
Burglary
4
1.7%
Other Crime
3
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.8%

Crime Analysis: BN23

Shoplifting makes up the largest share of crime in BN23 at 31.6%. Violence & Sexual Offences (27.4%) and Anti-social Behaviour (17.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in BN23 has risen slightly — by 1.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for BN23 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -10.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +1.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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