Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackness Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Crowborough Central , and the 227th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Wealden .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackness Road (TN6 2LU) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Crowborough Central average (43.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackness Road (TN6 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belvedere Gardens, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coldharbour Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rose Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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