Total Crime Rate
841.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devonshire Square area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 306 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 Devonshire Square (TN40 1AA) in the last 12 months was 841.4 per 1,000 residents and was 346.9% higher than the Bexhill Central average (188.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 268.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Square (TN40 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Road, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexhill Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Endwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devonshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jameson Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jameson Mews | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jameson Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jameson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jameson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonards Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buckhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckhurst Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millfield Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Channel View East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Albert Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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