Total Crime Rate
113.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Upper 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.
View Crime In Bexhill Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knole Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Garden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Endwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devonshire Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Leonards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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