Total Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dixter Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dixter Lane (TN31 6PR) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower than the Eastern Rother average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dixter Lane (TN31 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Paddock, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Hill (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cricketers Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricketers Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coplands Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Pound Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cricketers Field | Under investigation |
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