Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 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 55.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Amherst Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 121st highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amherst Road (TN40 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amherst Road (TN40 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amherst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chepbourne Road —
Apr 2026Public order Chepbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Amherst Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devonshire Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sackville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Belle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hunting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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