Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wickham Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wickham Avenue (TN39 3EP) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Bexhill Central average (188.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (β‰ˆ 146.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Avenue (TN39 3EP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 261 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wickham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sackville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sackville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sackville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sackville Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egerton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egerton Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Buckhurst Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buckhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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