Postcode · Forest Row
Crime in RH18 5BD
How much crime is recorded in RH18 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
RH18 5BDForest Row
How safe is RH18 5BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH18 5BD 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
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
RH18 5BDNational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Other theft3.74.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.