Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kiln Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 305 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 Kiln Drive (TN31 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Eastern Rother average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kiln Drive (TN31 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fair Meadow. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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