Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 4EF
How much crime is recorded in BN27 4EF, 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
- 1,702 (2024)
BN27 4EFHailsham
How safe is BN27 4EF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 4EF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 4EFNational
Violence and sexual offences22.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 89% 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.