Total Crime Rate
168.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bellbanks Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 13th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bellbanks Road (BN27 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.6% higher than the Hailsham East average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 84.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bellbanks Road (BN27 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deer Paddock Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Barn Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Stiles | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bell Banks Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashford Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashford Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Hop Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindfield Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Old Hop Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Hop Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Hop Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Hop Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Hop Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Timbers Court | β |
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