Total Crime Rate

483.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 483.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 203.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pottery Court area has the highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 4th 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 Pottery Court (TN31 7DF) in the last 12 months was 483.4 per 1,000 residents and was 628.0% higher than the Eastern Rother average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 137.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Court (TN31 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lea Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pottery Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Brickyard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belle Vue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Ferring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferring Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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