Crime Rate in Forest Row, ward

Forest Row has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 1947th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 235th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Forest Row in the last 12 months was 95.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% higher than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Forest Row’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 231 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Forest Row ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 245 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hartfield Road (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.