Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Hempstead Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Arlington , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hempstead Lane (BN27 3AD) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Arlington average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Lane (BN27 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stroma Gardens, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairisle Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hempstead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lepeland —
Sep 2025Drugs Pitreavie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goodwin Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairisle Close Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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