Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Margarets Terrace area has the 14th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 68th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Terrace (TN31 7DE) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% higher than the Eastern Rother average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Terrace (TN31 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Jarretts Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarretts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Deals —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martello Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Undercliff Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mint —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarretts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarretts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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