Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 2DE
How much crime is recorded in BN27 2DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
BN27 2DEHailsham
How safe is BN27 2DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 2DE area, below 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2DENational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order3.94.6
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.