Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Magdalen Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 107th lowest 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 Magdalen Road (TN40 1SA) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Road (TN40 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Sea Road. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middlesex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brassey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knole Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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