Postcode · Wadhurst
Crime in TN5 6PY
How much crime is recorded in TN5 6PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mayfield & Wadhurst
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,726 (2024)
TN5 6PYWadhurst
How safe is TN5 6PY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN5 6PY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 6PYNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Burglary4.69.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.02.4
Public order1.04.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.