Total Crime Rate
113.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ninfield Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 57th 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 Ninfield Road (TN39 5AF) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 14 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -78.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ninfield Road (TN39 5AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sidley Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexhill Old Town & Worsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidley Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wakehams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakehams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingrams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ringwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maberley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elderwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glenburn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buckholt Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Festival Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James' Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bargate Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Havelock Road | Local resolution |
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