Postcode · Forest Row
Crime in RH18 5HD
How much crime is recorded in RH18 5HD, 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
- 2,263 (2024)
RH18 5HDForest Row
How safe is RH18 5HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RH18 5HD area, 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
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 5HDNational
Shoplifting51.88.4
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft5.44.5
Public order3.44.6
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.