Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Pleasant area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Buxted , and the 184th 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 Mount Pleasant (TN22 5LH) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Buxted average (27.6 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant (TN22 5LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Coachworks, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Buxted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Coachworks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coachworks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | John Dann Close | — |
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