Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 109.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mill Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hailsham Central , and the 36th highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mill Road (BN27 2PT) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% lower than the Hailsham Central average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (BN27 2PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Stringwalk, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butts Field (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Marys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Barn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Banks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hop Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Pelham Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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