Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 3RD
How much crime is recorded in BN27 3RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham South & West
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
BN27 3RDHailsham
How safe is BN27 3RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 3RD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
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 3RDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.02.4
Burglary0.79.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.