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Crime in BN20 9

How much crime is recorded in BN20 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wealden
Region
South East
Population
17,136 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN20 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN20 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN20 9National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Burglary4.59.1
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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