Crime Rate in Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron, ward

Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron has the 17th highest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 1652nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 281st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chiddingly, East Hoathly & Waldron ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightingales. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.