Postcode district · Wadhurst
Crime in TN5
How much crime is recorded in TN5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wealden
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 17,620 (2024)
TN5Postcode district · Wadhurst
How safe is TN5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN5, 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
14.3
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).
TN5National
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.