Postcode · Heathfield
Crime in TN21 9BF
How much crime is recorded in TN21 9BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broad Oak & Horam
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,896 (2024)
TN21 9BFHeathfield
How safe is TN21 9BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN21 9BF 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
14.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Burglary0.19.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.