Total Crime Rate
115.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bishops Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burwash & the Weald , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Lane (TN32 5ED) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 217.5% higher than the Burwash & the Weald average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 280.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bishops Lane (TN32 5ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellhurst Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burwash & the Weald| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bellhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishop'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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