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Crime in RH18 5

How much crime is recorded in RH18 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wealden
Region
South East
Population
10,515 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RH18 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RH18 5, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

RH18 5National
Shoplifting30.18.4
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary7.39.1
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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.

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