Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Uckfield New Town , and the 113th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (TN22 5TE) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% higher than the Uckfield New Town average (46.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (TN22 5TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sand Ridge, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trefoil Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sand Ridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Grass Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sand Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trefoil Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wares Field —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sand Ridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sand Ridge —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trefoil Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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