Crime Rate in Lower Willingdon, ward

Lower Willingdon has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 1647th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 279th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lower Willingdon in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lower Willingdon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 540.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lower Willingdon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Eastbourne Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.