Crime Rate in Eastern Rother, ward

Eastern Rother has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Rother district and the 3639th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 530th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Eastern Rother in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Rother district average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Eastern Rother’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 23.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Eastern Rother ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.