Total Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 91.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Huggetts Lane area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Lower Willingdon , and the 12th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Huggetts Lane (BN22 0LU) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 356.5% higher than the Lower Willingdon average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huggetts Lane (BN22 0LU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huggetts Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haven Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anderida Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawksbridge Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swinburne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willingdon Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willingdon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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