Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 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 125.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hempstead Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Uckfield East , and the 27th 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 Hempstead Road (TN22 1EA) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% higher than the Uckfield East average (80.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Road (TN22 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Library Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hempstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larnach Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hempstead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lime Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keld Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Civic Approach —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Library Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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