Total Crime Rate

214.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 214.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Other theft 69.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bexleigh Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 41st highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bexleigh Avenue (TN38 8BB) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bexleigh Avenue (TN38 8BB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bexleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Drive —
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Data Sources

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