Crime in Wealden
Recorded crime in Wealden is 0.5 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 11%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
166,908 residents in 99 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Safety in the world
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.5/10Fair
- 5-year change
- +11%more crimes
Crime over 5 years
Up 11% in 5 years Recorded crimes in Wealden, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.5× the England and Wales average. 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 64% of the harm here
- Burglary: 17% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 64% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 11 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 2.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 15.5 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.9 |
| Other theft | 4.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.1 |
| Public order | 3.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 2.5 |
What crimes are recorded in Wealden
41.0 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Wealden in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 6,903. Home Office recorded crime: 6,850 (1% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 140 | 0.84 | Down 22% |
| Cars broken into | 107 | 0.64 | Down 49% |
| Vehicle tampering | 23 | 0.14 | Down 44% |
| Vandalism to homes | 182 | 1.1 | Down 17% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 107 | 0.64 | Down 12% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 205 | 1.2 | Down 14% |
| Arson | 40 | 0.24 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 127 | 0.76 | Up 12% |
| Burglary of businesses | 113 | 0.68 | Down 24% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 30 | 0.18 | Up 20% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 67 | 0.40 | Up 46% |
| Robbery of people | 25 | 0.15 | Up 25% |
| Robbery of businesses | 17 | 0.10 | - |
| Violence with injury | 863 | 5.2 | Up 5% |
| Violence without injury | 1,049 | 6.3 | Up 8% |
| Stalking and harassment | 822 | 4.9 | Up 21% |
| Sexual offences | 354 | 2.1 | Up 9% |
| Shoplifting | 757 | 4.5 | Up 9% |
| Bicycle theft | 16 | 0.10 | Down 38% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 15 | 0.09 | Down 35% |
| Drug dealing | 32 | 0.19 | Up 14% |
| Drug possession | 111 | 0.67 | Up 10% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Sussex Police area: 892 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (1,043 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Wealden.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
Police and Crime Commissioner: Katy Bourne (Sussex) →
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Wealden, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,909 | 4% | 7% | 57% | 21% | 10% |
| Shoplifting | 802 | 6% | 4% | 9% | 76% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 739 | 2% | 5% | 19% | 68% | 6% |
| Public order | 588 | 3% | 3% | 30% | 56% | 8% |
| Other theft | 544 | 1% | 2% | 13% | 79% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 380 | 2% | 1% | 9% | 78% | 10% |
| Burglary | 346 | 4% | 1% | 11% | 78% | 6% |
| Other crime | 214 | 10% | 7% | 42% | 30% | 12% |
| Drugs | 125 | 25% | 39% | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 102 | 13% | 16% | 54% | 6% | 12% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Wealden, 2023 to 2025: 353 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 116 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 16 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.1 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 33% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions about crime in Wealden
- Is Wealden a safe place to live?
- Wealden scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Wealden?
- Up 11% over 5 years, from 6,253 recorded crimes a year to 6,939.
- What is the most common crime in Wealden?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 15 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Wealden?
- In Wealden, 4% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 47% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Wealden?
- Of 346 burglaries reported in Wealden between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 78% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Wealden?
- In Wealden, the police recorded 140 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.8 per 1,000 residents, down 22% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Wealden?
- 494 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Wealden in 2025/26, 3.0 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Wealden last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Wealden in 2025/26, against 0 the year before.