Wealden crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Wealden crime rate

Crime rating – low.

Wealden ranks 25th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 8252 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Wealden has a population of 160151. This equates to a crime rate of 51.53 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 6.12 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Wealden are Violence and sexual offences (36.3%) Anti-social behaviour (15.5%) Criminal damage and arson (11.8%) and least common crime types are Robbery (0.5%) Theft from the person (0.4%) Bicycle theft (0.3%).

There are 41 wards in Wealden. Wards with high crime rates are Hailsham Central (160.8), Crowborough Central (103.0), Polegate North (90.7) . On the other end, safest wards are Hailsham North (29.2), Lower Willingdon (21.7), Crowborough St Johns (15.7) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Wealden, we see high crime rates in BN22 (102.0), BN23 (87.9), TN2 (85.6) . Safest postcode districts are TN3 (31.9), TN20 (30.7), TN7 (18.9) .

Wealden crime incidents by crime type

A total of 8252 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2992 (36.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1281 (15.5)%
Criminal damage and arson – 973 (11.8)%
Public order – 705 (8.5)%
Other theft – 626 (7.6)%
Shoplifting – 473 (5.7)%
Vehicle crime – 389 (4.7)%
Burglary – 358 (4.3)%
Other crime – 154 (1.9)%
Drugs – 124 (1.5)%
Possession of weapons – 82 (1.0)%
Robbery – 39 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 31 (0.4)%
Bicycle theft – 25 (0.3)%

How does Wealden compare against nearby areas ?

Wealden ranks 25th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Wealden is compared against

Crime rates in Wealden wards

There are 41 wards within Wealden. Hailsham Central, Crowborough Central, Polegate North has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 41 wards from high crime rate to low.