Crime Rates at Preston Road, Bexhill-on-sea, TN39 5BP

Preston Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 40th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Road (TN39 5BP) in the last 12 months was 122.9 per 1,000 residents and was 135.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (TN39 5BP), 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.