Total Crime Rate

202.7 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 202.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gunters Lane area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Bexhill Collington , and the 18th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gunters Lane (TN39 4EP) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 512.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunters Lane (TN39 4EP), the main crime hotspot is near Hazel Grove. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gunters Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gunter'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highlands Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pankhurst Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pankhurst Close —
Sep 2025Public order Paton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cuthbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Highlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uplands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uplands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alder Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alder Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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