Crime Rate in Hurst Green & Ticehurst, ward

Hurst Green & Ticehurst has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Rother district and the 2727th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 518th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hurst Green & Ticehurst in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Rother district average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hurst Green & Ticehurst’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hurst Green & Ticehurst ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Vineyard Lane. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.