Total Crime Rate

76.6 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 76.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Winchelsea Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 88th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winchelsea Road (TN31 7EL) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% higher than the Eastern Rother average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchelsea Road (TN31 7EL), 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 Winchelsea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarretts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mint —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Martello Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Jarretts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Deals —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jarretts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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