Crime Rates at Hartfield Road, Forest Row, RH18 5DQ

Hartfield Road area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Danehill & Fletching , and the 2nd 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 Hartfield Road (RH18 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 873.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2313.2% higher than the Danehill & Fletching average (36.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartfield Road (RH18 5DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelyn Clark Square (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.