Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brightling Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burwash & the Weald , and the 120th 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 Brightling Road (TN32 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher than the Burwash & the Weald average (36.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brightling Road (TN32 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bellhurst Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brightling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bellhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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