Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linley Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 306 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 Linley Close (TN40 1SS) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linley Close (TN40 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Jameson Mews. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Linley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolebrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jameson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Jameson Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jameson Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jameson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jameson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jameson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolebrooke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road South β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Sea Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolebrooke Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolebrooke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolebrooke Road β€”

Data Sources

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