Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 3DS
How much crime is recorded in BN27 3DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham South & West
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
BN27 3DSHailsham
How safe is BN27 3DS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 3DS 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 3DSNational
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Public order4.54.6
Other theft2.44.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Burglary1.39.1
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.