Crime Rates at Newtown, Uckfield, TN22 5AE

Newtown area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Uckfield New Town , and the 31st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown (TN22 5AE) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 158.6% higher than the Uckfield New Town average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown (TN22 5AE), 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.