Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 2AR
How much crime is recorded in BN27 2AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham Central & East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
BN27 2ARHailsham
How safe is BN27 2AR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 2AR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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 2ARNational
Anti-social behaviour48.310.7
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Public order15.24.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery2.21.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.