Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pipers Field area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Uckfield New Town , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 494 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 Pipers Field (TN22 5SD) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Uckfield New Town average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pipers Field (TN22 5SD), the main crime hotspot is near Sand Ridge. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sand Ridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewes Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nursery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Highlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highlands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sand Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wares Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old House Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sand Ridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sand Ridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old House Lane | Under investigation |
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