Total Crime Rate
185.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Landgate Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 14th 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 Landgate Square (TN31 7LL) in the last 12 months was 185.6 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Landgate Square (TN31 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fishmarket Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Landgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Deadmans Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Under investigation |
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