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Crime Rates in Wealden, local authority district

Crime Rate

45.5

Low 1/10

Last updated: 02.04.2025

Annual total crime rate in Wealden, (local authority district) is 45.5 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 1 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Wealden (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 15.2 1/10

Anti-social behaviour 8.12 2/10

Criminal damage and arson 4.53 2/10

Shoplifting 3.72 2/10

Public order 3.47 2/10

Other theft 3.12 1/10

Vehicle crime 2.52 3/10

Burglary 2 2/10

Other crime 1.15 2/10

Drugs 0.706 1/10

Possession of weapons 0.406 2/10

Theft from the person 0.2 1/10

Bicycle theft 0.175 1/10

Robbery 0.162 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Wealden (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Wealden (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Wealden (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Wealden (local authority district) and South East (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Wealden
LAD
South East
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Wealden (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Wealden (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Hailsham North	18.9 low
2. Hadlow Down & Rotherfield	24.1 low
3. Upper Willingdon	26.7 low
4. Buxted	27.5 low
5. Danehill & Fletching	28.2 low
6. Heathfield South	30.3 low
7. Mayfield & Five Ashes	31.4 low
8. Lower Willingdon	32.6 low
9. Framfield & Cross-in-Hand	32.9 low
10. Crowborough St Johns	33.3 low
11. Pevensey Bay	33.4 low
12. Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted	34.4 low
13. South Downs	35.7 low
14. Maresfield	36.6 low
15. Crowborough South East	37.8 low
16. Withyham	37.9 low
17. Crowborough North	38.5 low
18. Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron	38.5 low
19. Uckfield North	39.7 low
20. Horam & Punnetts Town	39.8 low
21. Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	40.4 low
22. Crowborough South West	40.7 low
23. Hailsham South	41.8 low
24. Arlington	42.3 low
25. Hailsham North West	42.4 low
26. Heathfield North	42.5 low
27. Herstmonceux & Pevensey Levels	43.4 low
28. Frant & Wadhurst	44.1 low
29. Crowborough Jarvis Brook	44.3 low
30. Hartfield	45.9 low
31. Polegate Central	47.4 low
32. Uckfield East	53.4 low
33. Crowborough Central	53.7 low
34. Uckfield New Town	53.8 low
35. Hailsham West	54.9 low
36. Stone Cross	55.2 low
37. Hailsham East	67.5 low
38. Hellingly	75.4 low
39. Forest Row	89.2 low
40. Hailsham Central	99.5 low
41. Polegate North	102 low

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

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