Crime Rates at Devonshire Square, Bexhill-on-sea, TN40 1AB

Devonshire 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 1AB) 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 1AB), 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.