Total Crime Rate

182.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 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 182.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Preston Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 16th 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 Preston Road (TN39 5BY) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 256.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (TN39 5BY), 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 Preston Road area

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

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