Crime Rate in Withyham, ward

Withyham has the 11th lowest crime rate of 41 wards in Wealden district and the 734th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 90th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Withyham in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower than the Wealden district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Withyham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Withyham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Eridge Road, with 10 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Beech Green Lane (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.