Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 4AE
How much crime is recorded in BN27 4AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ash Down, Horsted & Chiddingly
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,659 (2024)
BN27 4AEHailsham
How safe is BN27 4AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 4AE area, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 4AENational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.