Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 3SP
How much crime is recorded in BN27 3SP, 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
- 1,073 (2024)
BN27 3SPHailsham
How safe is BN27 3SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 3SP 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
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 3SPNational
Burglary7.59.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.