Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sycamore Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hailsham East , and the 60th highest crime rate of 493 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 Sycamore Drive (BN27 3TT) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 750.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (BN27 3TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honeysuckle Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ersham Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeysuckle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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