Postcode · Heathfield
Crime in TN21 8FD
How much crime is recorded in TN21 8FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heathfield
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,603 (2024)
TN21 8FDHeathfield
How safe is TN21 8FD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN21 8FD area, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
TN21 8FDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary7.29.1
Shoplifting5.78.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Public order2.04.6
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.