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Crime in TN39 5

How much crime is recorded in TN39 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rother
Region
South East
Population
15,771 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN39 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN39 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN39 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Shoplifting8.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Public order5.44.6
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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