Total Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mercia Court area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mercia Court (TN40 1TY) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% lower than the Bexhill Central average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mercia Court (TN40 1TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowrey Place, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mercia Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Belle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hunting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silvester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Amherst Road Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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