Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Links Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 96th highest crime rate of 305 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 Links Drive (TN40 1TE) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Drive (TN40 1TE), the main crime hotspot is near Gleneagles Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Links Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road —
Apr 2026Public order Tiverton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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