Crime Rate in Burwash & the Weald, ward

Burwash & the Weald has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Rother district and the 1283rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 205th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burwash & the Weald in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Rother district average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burwash & the Weald’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burwash & the Weald ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.