Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lower High Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Frant & Wadhurst , and the 8th 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 Lower High Street (TN5 6AX) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 421.3% higher than the Frant & Wadhurst average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower High Street (TN5 6AX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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