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Crime in TN40 9

How much crime is recorded in TN40 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rother
Region
South East
Population
2,234 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN40 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN40 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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).

TN40 9National
Shoplifting26.78.4
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Burglary8.69.1
Public order7.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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