Total Crime Rate

235.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 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 235.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alder Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bexhill Collington , and the 13th 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 Alder Gardens (TN39 5JY) in the last 12 months was 235.9 per 1,000 residents and was 568.2% higher than the Bexhill Collington average (35.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Gardens (TN39 5JY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morgan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southlands Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bidwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill View Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elm Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalehurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southlands Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Gunter'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gunter'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Southlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper Drive —
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Data Sources

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