Total Crime Rate

344.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

252.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 344.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 252.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 305 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 344.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 252.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Drive (TN40 1TH), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Elmstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dorset Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmstead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close 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 Clarence Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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