Crime Rates at Bedford Avenue, Bexhill-on-sea, TN40 1ND

Bedford Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 97th 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 Bedford Avenue (TN40 1ND) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Avenue (TN40 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolebrooke Road, where police recorded 18 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.