Total Crime Rate
352.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camperdown Street 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 Camperdown Street (TN39 5BE) 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 Camperdown Street (TN39 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Close, where police recorded 36 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.
View Crime In Bexhill Sidley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ninfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southlands Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Southlands Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cooper Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Redwell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morgan Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southlands Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill View Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southlands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carfax Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Watergate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Elm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalehurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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