Total Crime Rate

637.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 637.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 271.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.5 10/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Parkhurst Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 305 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 Parkhurst Road (TN40 1DF) in the last 12 months was 637.1 per 1,000 residents and was 321.4% higher than the Bexhill Central average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 185.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkhurst Road (TN40 1DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Parkhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Amherst Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sackville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parkhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Court Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sackville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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