Crime Rate in Frant & Wadhurst, ward

Frant & Wadhurst has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 1398th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 228th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Frant & Wadhurst in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Frant & Wadhurst’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Frant & Wadhurst ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.