Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Battle Crescent area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hailsham Central , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Battle Crescent (BN27 1EW) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Battle Crescent (BN27 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A295 (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Battle Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A295 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area 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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