Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadow Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 51st 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 Meadow Crescent (TN39 5AR) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 122.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Crescent (TN39 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Elderwood Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Glenburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maberley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maberley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ringwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingrams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glovers Lane
Sep 2025Public order Glovers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glovers Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidley Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bargate Close
Sep 2025Drugs Maberley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckholt Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elderwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakehams Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Festival Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Wakehams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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