Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 45th highest crime rate of 305 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 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Crescent (TN39 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Festival Gardens, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elderwood Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elderwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brick Kiln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wakehams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakehams Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Festival Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Festival Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James' Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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