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Crime in Wealden by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,671crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Muddles Greenlowest rate4.8 per 1,000 a year
51.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Forest Row (-11%), Hailsham (-1%) and Stone Cross (-1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1WesthamBN24 · 1,532 residents 114.9▲ 16%violence
2WillingdonBN20 · 32,044 residents 112.2▲ 2%violence
3Stone CrossBN24 · 12,446 residents 110.9▼ 1%shoplifting
4HailshamBN27 · 25,185 residents 97.5▼ 1%violence
5HoramTN21 · 3,120 residents 89.7▲ 21%anti-social behaviour
6HorsebridgeBN27 · 5,362 residents 79.1▲ 8%violence
7PevenseyBN24 · 1,532 residents 78.3▼ 14%anti-social behaviour
8UckfieldTN22 · 15,036 residents 76.9▲ 20%violence
9Pevensey BayBN24 · 6,013 residents 74.5▲ 37%violence
10Forest RowRH18 · 6,522 residents 72.4▼ 11%violence
11PolegateBN26 · 18,298 residents 71.7▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
12Lower WillingdonBN20 · 32,663 residents 71.5▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
13HeathfieldTN21 · 9,533 residents 59.2▲ 37%violence
14CrowboroughTN6 · 21,688 residents 54.4▲ 15%violence
15DurgatesTN5 · 3,470 residents 51.9▲ 61%violence
16MaresfieldTN22 · 2,256 residents 51.4▼ 26%violence
17WannockBN26 · 7,178 residents 44.6▲ 48%anti-social behaviour
18HerstmonceuxBN27 · 2,926 residents 43.7▲ 88%violence
19WadhurstTN5 · 3,470 residents 35.7▲ 19%violence
20Five Ash DownTN22 · 2,256 residents 30.1▼ 47%violence
21FristonBN20 · 2,215 residents 23.5▲ 8%public order
22East DeanBN20 · 2,215 residents 23.5▲ 8%public order
23BuxtedTN22 · 3,943 residents 21.3▲ 5%violence
24East HoathlyBN8 · 1,506 residents 18.6–violence
25MayfieldTN20 · 2,800 residents 15.7▼ 65%violence
26GroombridgeTN3 · 1,733 residents 13.8–anti-social behaviour
27FrantTN3 · 2,026 residents 11.8▼ 45%violence
28RotherfieldTN6 · 2,458 residents 11.4▼ 59%violence
29Muddles GreenBN8 · 1,656 residents 4.8▼ 82%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Wealden have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Muddles Green, Rotherfield, Frant, Groombridge and Mayfield.

Which areas of Wealden have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Westham, Willingdon, Stone Cross, Hailsham and Horam.

Is crime going up or down in Wealden?

Across Wealden, 2,671 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.