Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 3LU
How much crime is recorded in BN27 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham South & West
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,278 (2024)
BN27 3LUHailsham
How safe is BN27 3LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 3LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3LUNational
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary3.39.1
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.