Total Crime Rate

157.8 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 157.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 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

London Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 29th highest crime rate of 306 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 London Road (TN39 4AA) in the last 12 months was 157.8 per 1,000 residents and was 202.0% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (TN39 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bexhill Old Town & Worsham

Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayencourt South
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Rise
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amherst Road
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chepbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chepbourne Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowrey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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