Postcode · Wadhurst
Crime in TN5 6EA
How much crime is recorded in TN5 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mayfield & Wadhurst
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
TN5 6EAWadhurst
How safe is TN5 6EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN5 6EA 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
TN5 6EANational
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.14.6
Burglary2.39.1
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.