Crime Rate in Hailsham West, ward

Hailsham West has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 864th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 112th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hailsham West in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hailsham West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hailsham West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.