Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 168.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

The Stringwalk 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 The Stringwalk (BN27 2DA) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 The Stringwalk (BN27 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Butts Field. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Stringwalk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Hop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Stiles Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butts Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butts Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butts Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butts Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bell Banks Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Sidings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Sidings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Barn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butts Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Garfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Hop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Hop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butts Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butts Field Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Marys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Timbers Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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