Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Upper Sea Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 40th 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 Upper Sea Road (TN40 1BF) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% lower than the Bexhill Central average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Sea Road (TN40 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Sea Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Sea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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