Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 3YN
How much crime is recorded in BN27 3YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham South & West
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
BN27 3YNHailsham
How safe is BN27 3YN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 3YN 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 3YNNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.