Total Crime Rate

73.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 73.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Links area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 87th 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 The Links (TN40 1EW) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Links (TN40 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jameson Mews, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jameson Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Links area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brassey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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