Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lavender Heath Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Framfield & Cross-in-Hand , and the 221st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Heath Gardens (TN21 8FH) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lavender Heath Gardens (TN21 8FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B2203, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Collingwood Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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