Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linden Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hailsham Central , and the 148th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linden Grove (BN27 1NR) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Hailsham Central average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Grove (BN27 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Trefoil Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harebeating Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trefoil Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Gates —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Gates Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trefoil Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trefoil Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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