Crime Rate in Southern Rother, ward

Southern Rother has the lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Rother district and the 283rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 12th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Southern Rother in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Rother district average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Southern Rother’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Southern Rother ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.