Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pottingfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 36th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pottingfield Road (TN31 7BN) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Eastern Rother average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottingfield Road (TN31 7BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Link, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooper Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pottingfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belle Vue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ferring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brickyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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