Crime Rates at Swan Road, Hailsham, BN27 2DE

Swan Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 231st lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swan Road (BN27 2DE) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Road (BN27 2DE), 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.