Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 3DE
How much crime is recorded in BN27 3DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,111 (2024)
BN27 3DEHailsham
How safe is BN27 3DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 3DE area, well below 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 3DENational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary2.39.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.