Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Marys Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burwash & the Weald , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 305 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 St Marys Close (TN5 7BA) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Burwash & the Weald average (32.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Marys Close (TN5 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Springfields. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farthing Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickforde Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farthing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farthing Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farthing Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Farthing Hill | Under investigation |
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