Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 4PR
How much crime is recorded in BN27 4PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Herstmonceux & Ninfield
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
BN27 4PRHailsham
How safe is BN27 4PR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 4PR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4PRNational
Burglary9.49.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.14.6
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.