Total Crime Rate

570.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 570.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.7 10/10
  • Public order 83.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 Rise area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Uckfield East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 493 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 Rise (TN22 1EB) in the last 12 months was 570.7 per 1,000 residents and was 576.2% higher 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 266.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Rise (TN22 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bell Farm Lane, where police recorded 27 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 Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Farm Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Drove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Farm Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luxford Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luxford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Farm Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Civic Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Civic Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Civic Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Civic Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hempstead Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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