Total Crime Rate

288.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Other crime 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Sackville Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 305 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 Sackville Road (TN39 3JA) in the last 12 months was 288.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher than the Bexhill Central average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sackville Road (TN39 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sackville Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chepbourne Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reginald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chepbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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