Crime Rate in Rye & Winchelsea, ward

Rye & Winchelsea has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Rother district and the 1613th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 192nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rye & Winchelsea in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% higher than the Rother district average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rye & Winchelsea’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 266 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rye & Winchelsea ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Jarretts Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.