Total Crime Rate
105.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birk Hall area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 46th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birk Hall (TN40 1DB) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Bexhill Central average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birk Hall (TN40 1DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sackville Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexhill Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sackville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Devonshire Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Devonshire Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Court Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sackville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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