Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cantelupe Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cantelupe Road (TN40 1NB) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Cantelupe Road area

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 Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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