Crime Rate in Hailsham Central, ward

Hailsham Central has the highest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 1432nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 165th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hailsham Central in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.2% higher than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hailsham Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 175 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hailsham Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 75 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around A295 (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.