Crime Rate in Hailsham North, ward

Hailsham North has the 5th lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 300th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 14th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hailsham North in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hailsham North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hailsham North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hawks Road (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.