Postcode · Wadhurst
Crime in TN5 6QA
How much crime is recorded in TN5 6QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mayfield & Wadhurst
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,951 (2024)
TN5 6QAWadhurst
How safe is TN5 6QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN5 6QA 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
9.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 6QANational
Burglary7.39.1
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.