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Crime in BN27 4

How much crime is recorded in BN27 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wealden
Region
South East
Population
17,842 (2024)
Crime

How safe is BN27 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN27 4, 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

BN27 4National
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary5.79.1
Shoplifting5.48.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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