Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 3PP
How much crime is recorded in BN27 3PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
BN27 3PPHailsham
How safe is BN27 3PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 3PP area, well 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 3PPNational
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Shoplifting10.58.4
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 95% 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.