Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wickham Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

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 Wickham Avenue (TN39 3ER) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Bexhill Central average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Avenue (TN39 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwall Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wickham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeching Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colebrooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downlands Close

Data Sources

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