Total Crime Rate
87.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Steel Cross Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Crowborough Central , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 493 local areas in Wealden .
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 Steel Cross Road (TN6 2SS) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher than the Crowborough Central average (52.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steel Cross Road (TN6 2SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Place, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Payne Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Crowborough Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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