Total Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harland Villas area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Uckfield New Town , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harland Villas (TN22 5SR) in the last 12 months was 21.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 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 ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harland Villas (TN22 5SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swallow Court, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vernon Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mallard Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sand Ridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Public order | Vernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sand Ridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sand Ridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sand Ridge | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harcourt Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shepherds Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New Barn Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | New Barn Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swallow Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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