Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Thomas Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 71st 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 St Thomas Street (TN36 4EB) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Street (TN36 4EB), the main crime hotspot is near Friars Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrack Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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