Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawkswood Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hailsham Central , and the 89th highest crime rate of 494 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 Hawkswood Road (BN27 1UG) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Hailsham Central average (117.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkswood Road (BN27 1UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Gates, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hawkswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawks Town Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Norman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkswood Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hawkswood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkswood Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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