River vs Tarring

River has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,541 crimes in the last 12 months. Tarring has a safety score of 34/100 (Below Average) with 682 crimes. Tarring scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

River shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.7% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Tarring shows +3.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In River, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (488 incidents). In Tarring, it is Shoplifting (210 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

River recorded 245 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Tarring recorded 85. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in River totalled 488 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 164 in Tarring. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, River recorded 1,651 crimes (now 1,541, a change of -6.7%). Tarring recorded 659 crimes previously (now 682, +3.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. River has a resolution rate of 29.4% and Tarring has 49.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

River falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Tarring is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both River and Tarring. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.