Total Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 246th highest crime rate of 493 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 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Old Swan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sail Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Swan Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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