Total Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bexhill Road area has the lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .
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 Bexhill Road (TN38 8AX) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% lower than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bexhill Road (TN38 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hythe Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West St Leonards| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Drive | — |
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