Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 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 126.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Vicarage Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hailsham Central , and the 26th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (BN27 1BL) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Hailsham Central average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (BN27 1BL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Marys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Barn Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Banks Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deer Paddock Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Close —
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Hop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Hop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Hop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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