Total Crime Rate

37.6 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 37.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Otham Park area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 239th 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 Otham Park (BN27 2NF) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Otham Park (BN27 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Observatory View, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Gages (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Otham Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vega Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sail Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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