Total Crime Rate

207.2 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 207.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Link area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 16th 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 The Link (TN31 7BT) in the last 12 months was 207.2 per 1,000 residents and was 212.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 131.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Link (TN31 7BT), 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 The Link area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brickyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Link Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ferring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferring Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Link Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benson Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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