Total Crime Rate
373.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Links Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Links Drive (TN40 1TH) in the last 12 months was 373.8 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% higher 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 262.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Links Drive (TN40 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Gleneagles Close. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bexhill Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mayfield Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gleneagles Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gleneagles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gleneagles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gleneagles Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagles Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lionel Road | — |
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