Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 4BD
How much crime is recorded in BN27 4BD, 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
- 1,401 (2024)
BN27 4BDHailsham
How safe is BN27 4BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 4BD 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4BDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Shoplifting3.08.4
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.