Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cantelupe Road 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 Cantelupe Road (TN40 1PP) 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 Cantelupe Road (TN40 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bolebrooke Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cantelupe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Road South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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