Crime Rates at Birch View, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 4BB

Birch View area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 76th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch View (TN39 4BB) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch View (TN39 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidley Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.