Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sutherland Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bexhill Collington , and the 116th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutherland Avenue (TN39 3LT) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Bexhill Collington average (35.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutherland Avenue (TN39 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Normandale. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sutherland Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmesdale Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Augustine'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranleigh Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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