Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Lower Platts area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Burwash & the Weald , and the 72nd lowest 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 Lower Platts (TN5 7BX) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Platts (TN5 7BX), the main crime hotspot is near Reeves Terrace. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Platts area

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Data Sources

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