Crime Rate in Mayfield & Five Ashes, ward

Mayfield & Five Ashes has the 10th lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 672nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 80th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mayfield & Five Ashes in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mayfield & Five Ashes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mayfield & Five Ashes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mountreed. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.