Crap Towns / Uckfield / Crime

How much crime is there in Uckfield?

The police recorded 44.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Uckfield from September 2023 to August 2026, 41% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 20.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 45.9, up from 43.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	43.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	44.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	45.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	20.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.0	7.0
Public order	4.9	6.6
Shoplifting	3.7	7.1
Other theft	3.4	5.4
Vehicle crime	1.9	3.8
Burglary	1.7	3.1
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Drugs	1.0	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	less than 0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Lewes	12.5 km	88.3
Burgess Hill	16.1 km	57.8
Hailsham	16.1 km	54.8
Polegate	19.5 km	53.9
East Grinstead	19.2 km	52.0
Haywards Heath	13.9 km	44.8
Uckfield	–	44.8
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint	18.8 km	44.0
Rusthall and Langton Green	19.9 km	38.1
Crowborough	10.4 km	37.3
Heathfield	11.1 km	35.2
The typical town	–	76.2