Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 4FL
How much crime is recorded in BN27 4FL, 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
- 1,946 (2024)
BN27 4FLHailsham
How safe is BN27 4FL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 4FL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 4FLNational
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Burglary4.29.1
Public order4.14.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.