Crime Rates at Wheel Gardens, Hailsham, BN27 2FL

Wheel Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 36th 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 Wheel Gardens (BN27 2FL) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheel Gardens (BN27 2FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Observatory View, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gemma Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.