Total Crime Rate
132.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tillingham Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 31st highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tillingham Avenue (TN31 7BA) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 107.6% higher 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 14 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). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tillingham Avenue (TN31 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Jarretts Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jarretts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jarretts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jarretts Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jarretts Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Forge Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cyprus Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jarretts Close | Under investigation |
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