Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 120.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

The Lawns area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 29th highest crime rate of 493 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 The Lawns (BN27 2BX) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Hailsham East average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lawns (BN27 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Stringwalk, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butts Field (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Lawns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freshfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Banks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pelham Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
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Data Sources

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