Total Crime Rate

206.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 206.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Public order 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wickham Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 17th 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 3ES) in the last 12 months was 206.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wickham Avenue (TN39 3ES), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egerton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebrooke Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Egerton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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