Crime Rates at Rotherfield Avenue, Bexhill-on-sea, TN40 1SZ

Rotherfield Avenue 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 Rotherfield Avenue (TN40 1SZ) 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 (≈ 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 Rotherfield Avenue (TN40 1SZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sea Road. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.