Crime Rate in Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels, ward

Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Rother district and the 3730th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 556th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% lower than the Rother district average (72.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 54 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Dorset Road (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.