Heathfield
Middle areaNorth east Wealden. 8,301 people in 7.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Heathfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Heathfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heathfield at a rate of 44.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 54.1 per 1,000 people across Wealden.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 132 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 94 |
| Other crime | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Heathfield compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Heathfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heathfield at a rate of 44.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 54.1 per 1,000 people across Wealden.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heathfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (132), anti-social behaviour (94) and other crime (60).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wealden
These figures are published for the whole of Wealden, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wealden and not Heathfield alone. See Wealden
Heathfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Heathfield was £330,000 in 2025.
Heathfield had 8,080 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Heathfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Heathfield, 87.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.