Crime Rate in Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted, ward

Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 802nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 105th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Uckfield Ridgewood & Little Horsted ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Swallow Court, with 39 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sand Ridge (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.