Total Crime Rate

217.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 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 217.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Burglary 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Framfield & Cross-in-Hand , and the 8th 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 High Street (TN21 8PH) in the last 12 months was 217.6 per 1,000 residents and was 520.8% 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 Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN21 8PH), 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 High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorny Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorny Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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