Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Puddingcake Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Uckfield East , and the 131st 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 Puddingcake Lane (TN22 1BU) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Uckfield East average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Puddingcake Lane (TN22 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Puddingcake Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Library Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Luxford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Civic Approach —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunters Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hempstead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Way —
Apr 2026Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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