Postcode district · Heathfield
Crime in TN21
How much crime is recorded in TN21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 26,733 (2024)
TN21Postcode district · Heathfield
How safe is TN21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN21, 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
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
TN21National
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.