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Crime in TN5 7

How much crime is recorded in TN5 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Rother
Region
South East
Population
8,458 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN5 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN5 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

TN5 7National
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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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