Crime Rate in Buxted, ward

Buxted has the 9th lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 600th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 66th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Buxted in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Buxted’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Buxted ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gordon Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.