Total Crime Rate
469.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
162.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marina Arcade area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 3rd 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 Marina Arcade (TN40 1JS) in the last 12 months was 469.3 per 1,000 residents and was 210.4% higher than the Bexhill Central average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 162.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marina Arcade (TN40 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Road, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (21 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea 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 | 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 | Devonshire Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Devonshire Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Leonards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonards Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Court Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brassey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
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