Total Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Heath area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Uckfield East , and the 99th highest 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 Mount Heath (TN22 1ET) in the last 12 months was 66.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Uckfield East average (84.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Heath (TN22 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Uplands Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Uckfield East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneway Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uplands Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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