Total Crime Rate

96.6 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 96.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highview Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Uckfield New Town , and the 49th 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 Highview Lane (TN22 5SY) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highview Lane (TN22 5SY), 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 Highview Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ridgewood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pipers Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pipers Field Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Ridgewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pipit Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sand Ridge Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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