Crime Rate in Bexhill Central, ward

Bexhill Central has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Rother district and the 342nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 44th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bexhill Central in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 159.1% higher than the Rother district average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bexhill Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 426 (≈ 76.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bexhill Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.