Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Austen Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Brede & Udimore , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Austen Way (TN35 4JH) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 332.1% higher than the Brede & Udimore average (19.6 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austen Way (TN35 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rye Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rock Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Austen Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rye Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchelsea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Winchelsea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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