Hailsham East vs Old Town - Bexhill

Hailsham East has a safety score of 54/100 (Average) and recorded 280 crimes in the last 12 months. Old Town - Bexhill has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 248 crimes. Old Town - Bexhill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Hailsham East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +22.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Old Town - Bexhill shows +2.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Hailsham East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (143 incidents). In Old Town - Bexhill, it is Violent Crime (84 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Hailsham East recorded 60 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Old Town - Bexhill recorded 58. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Hailsham East totalled 143 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 84 in Old Town - Bexhill. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Hailsham East recorded 228 crimes (now 280, a change of +22.8%). Old Town - Bexhill recorded 242 crimes previously (now 248, +2.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Hailsham East has a resolution rate of 21.7% and Old Town - Bexhill has 38.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Hailsham East falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Old Town - Bexhill is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Hailsham East and Old Town - Bexhill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.