Total Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Higham Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eastern Rother , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 306 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 Higham Road (TN36 4HG) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Eastern Rother average (66.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Road (TN36 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hogtrough Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friars Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hogtrough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hogtrough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
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Data Sources

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