Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Other crime 18.0 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Criers Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Framfield & Cross-in-Hand , and the 30th highest crime rate of 494 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 Criers Lane (TN20 6LF) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 247.0% higher than the Framfield & Cross-in-Hand average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Criers Lane (TN20 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Mountreed. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Criers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queensmount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountreed Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mountreed Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountreed —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mountreed —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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