Crime Rate in Upper Willingdon, ward

Upper Willingdon has the 21st lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 1364th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 218th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upper Willingdon in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upper Willingdon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upper Willingdon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Blue Bird Way (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.