Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025New Park Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 150th highest crime rate of 306 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 New Park Avenue (TN40 1QX) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% lower than the Bexhill Central average (188.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around New Park Avenue (TN40 1QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sea Road, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexhill Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Endwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookham Dene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookham Dene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jameson Mews | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millfield Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jameson Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jameson Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amherst Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Sea Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boswell Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Buckhurst Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buckhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Road | Under investigation |
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