Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bexhill Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Woodingdean , and the 349th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bexhill Road (BN2 6QA) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher than the Woodingdean average (45.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bexhill Road (BN2 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Marden Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bexhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Bexhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balsdean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bush Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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