Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tower Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Framfield & Cross-in-Hand , and the 219th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (TN21 8PD) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (TN21 8PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beeches Close, where police recorded 10 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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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeches Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mutton Hall Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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