Total Crime Rate

132.6 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 132.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Swan Barn Business Centre area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 21st 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 Swan Barn Business Centre (BN27 2BY) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 122.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Barn Business Centre (BN27 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Butts Field. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swan Barn Business Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sail Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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