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Crime in BN26 5

How much crime is recorded in BN26 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wealden
Region
South East
Population
15,790 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN26 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN26 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).

BN26 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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