Postcode · Hailsham
Crime in BN27 9RL
How much crime is recorded in BN27 9RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hailsham Central & East
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
BN27 9RLHailsham
How safe is BN27 9RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BN27 9RL 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
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9RLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order3.54.6
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.