Crime Rates at Kestrel Close, Bexhill-on-sea, TN40 1UG

Kestrel Close 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 Kestrel Close (TN40 1UG) 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 Kestrel Close (TN40 1UG), 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.