Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 4HT
How much crime is recorded in BN27 4HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham Central & East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,313 (2024)
BN27 4HTHailsham
How safe is BN27 4HT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 4HT 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 4HTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.