Total Crime Rate
142.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Boxgrove Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 35th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Boxgrove Close (TN40 1TT) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boxgrove Close (TN40 1TT), the main crime hotspot is near Brett Drive. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bexhill Old Town & Worsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brett Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brett Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brett Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brett Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brett Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boxgrove Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brett Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brett Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Finches | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wineham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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