Total Crime Rate

152.2 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 152.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cranston Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bexhill Collington , and the 31st highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

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 Cranston Avenue (TN39 3HD) in the last 12 months was 152.2 per 1,000 residents and was 359.6% higher than the Bexhill Collington average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranston Avenue (TN39 3HD), the main crime hotspot is near Sutherland Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cranston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Close —
Sep 2025Public order A259 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft A259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmesdale Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cranleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranston Avenue —
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Data Sources

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