Crime Rate in Crowborough South East, ward

Crowborough South East has the 7th lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 524th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Crowborough South East in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Crowborough South East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Crowborough South East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Aldervale Cottages. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.