Sussex Alerts - Wealden Police

21/11/2025

Arrests

There were a total of 10 arrests made last week across Wealden.

5 individuals were arrested for assault in Hailsham, Hellingly, Heathfield, Stone Cross and Uckfield.

2 drivers were arrested in Jarvis Brook and Heathfield - one for drink driving, and the other for drug driving.

Appeal

We are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a Royal British Legion charity tin from St Andrew and St Mary the Virgin Church in Fletching, East Sussex.

At 10.32am on Friday 31 October, a man went into the church, spotted the charity tin and is believed to have concealed it under his clothes before leaving the premises.

If you have any information which could help our investigation, please report online or phone 101 quoting serial 540 of 11/11.

Knife Crime Awareness 

You may have seen officers down at the Quintins Center in Hailsham on the 17th November.

PC Dudley, PC Upton and PCSO Hodgens spent the afternoon raising awareness of both the dangers and the consequences of becoming involved in knife crime.

Joined by OK9 Wellbeing Dog Maya, we had some great conversations with the community - offering both reassurance and advice, busting myths and signposting where to seek further support.

Need help? There's lots of support out there. Follow this link for more information https://orlo.uk/irdij

Keep each other safe this winter.
We're supporting Counter Terrorism Policing’s winter campaign encouraging people to stay alert and help keep each other safe this winter.

It only takes a couple of minutes to report anything that doesn’t feel right when you are out and about.

Simply tell staff, security or police or report to https://orlo.uk/TJ04k and share your concerns with us.

In an emergency call 999 - you won’t be wasting our time.

ASB - We want to hear from you.

Take a couple of minutes to fill out our Hotspot Policing survey and help us tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) head-on across the county.

https://orlo.uk/nBAWu

Your voice will make a real difference, guiding us to take targeted action across Sussex.

Contact Us

For non-emergency incidents or crime prevention advice, click www.sussex.police.uk (If you report a crime online, we will assess it in the same way as a 101 call).  

Call 101 when you do not require an urgent response. In an emergency when life is threatened or there is immediate danger always call 999.  

Speak to us face-to-face at a police station or contact the local policing team at www.sussex.police.uk/area/your-area.  

If you have a hearing or speech impairment, or other forms of communication difficulties.

Those with textphone can text 18001 101, or BSL users can use SignVideo to provide a Video Relay Service (here: https://signvideo.co.uk/), to report crime through a live online interpreter, who will contact the police on your behalf, when you do not require an urgent response.

In an emergency when life is threatened or there is immediate danger please use the textphone service 18000 or text us on 999.

BSL users can call 999 BSL (here: https://999bsl.co.uk/)  to use a British Sign Language interpreter.

For more information on textphone and Relay UK please visit: https://www.relayuk.bt.com/how-to-use-relay-uk/contact-999-using-relay-uk.html.

Help setting up Relay APP: https://www.relayuk.bt.com/help/how-to-videos.html Contact 999 using Relay UK - How to use Relay UK | Relay UK