Total Crime Rate
112.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stream Way 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 Stream Way (BN27 2FQ) 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 Stream Way (BN27 2FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Observatory View. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millstone Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millstone Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tower Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Damsel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damsel Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Damsel Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millstone Drive | — |
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