Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 1HE
How much crime is recorded in BN27 1HE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham Central & East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,420 (2024)
BN27 1HEHailsham
How safe is BN27 1HE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 1HE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
BN27 1HENational
Violence and sexual offences9.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Burglary0.29.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.