Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 4FB
How much crime is recorded in BN27 4FB, 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
- 1,740 (2024)
BN27 4FBHailsham
How safe is BN27 4FB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 4FB area, 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
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4FBNational
Anti-social behaviour26.110.7
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.42.4
Other crime2.41.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other theft0.74.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.