Total Crime Rate
134.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denton Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 28th 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 Denton Close (TN31 7BU) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denton Close (TN31 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferring Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cooper Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferring Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferring Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pottingfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pottingfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ferring Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cooper Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Road | Under investigation |
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