Total Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hempstead Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Uckfield East , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 493 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 Hempstead Road (TN22 1DY) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Uckfield East average (84.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Road (TN22 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Library Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hempstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Civic Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luxford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luxford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Civic Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Civic Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Civic Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hempstead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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