Postcode district · Hailsham
Crime in BN27
How much crime is recorded in BN27, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 45,061 (2024)
BN27Postcode district · Hailsham
How safe is BN27
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in BN27, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
BN27National
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Burglary4.89.1
Shoplifting4.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.