Crime Rates at Piltdown Close, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 3XA

Piltdown Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bexhill Collington , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 306 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 Piltdown Close (TN39 3XA) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piltdown Close (TN39 3XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnside Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.