Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nursery Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Uckfield New Town , and the 65th 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 Nursery Lane (TN22 5SE) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% higher than the Uckfield New Town average (45.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Lane (TN22 5SE), the main crime hotspot is near Sand Ridge. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sand Ridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pipers Field Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Pipers Field Under investigation

Data Sources

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