Total Crime Rate

55.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

St Marys Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 141st 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 St Marys Avenue (BN27 2JB) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Avenue (BN27 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near The Stringwalk. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pelham Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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