Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.2 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 175.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cooper Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 18th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooper Drive (TN39 5EF) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 243.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cooper Drive (TN39 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Carfax Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cooper Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carfax Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Watergate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Redwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southlands Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morgan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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