Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 64.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newnham Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Framfield & Cross-in-Hand , and the 101st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newnham Way (TN21 8DA) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newnham Way (TN21 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newnham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeves Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leeves Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeves Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Waldron Thorns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldron Thorns —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorny Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Leeves Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorny Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeves Close Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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