Total Crime Rate
88.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Splice Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hailsham Central , and the 51st 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 Splice Lane (BN27 1FD) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Hailsham Central average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Splice Lane (BN27 1FD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Barn Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Battle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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