Total Crime Rate
362.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ninfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 9th 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 Ninfield Road (TN39 5BB) in the last 12 months was 362.6 per 1,000 residents and was 594.2% 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 Shoplifting with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 109.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% 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 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 | Public order | Claremont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wakehams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edmonton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakehams Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Festival Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston Road | — |
| 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 | Sidley Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidley Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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