Total Crime Rate

352.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 352.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ninfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 6th highest crime rate of 305 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 Ninfield Road (TN39 5BB) in the last 12 months was 352.8 per 1,000 residents and was 590.5% 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 Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ninfield Road (TN39 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Lawrence Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ninfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claremont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Buxton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodle Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Brick Kiln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Festival Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wakehams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Preston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wakehams Close —
Apr 2026Public order Festival Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
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Data Sources

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