Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chapel Path area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 35th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Path (TN40 2AA) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 148.1% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Path (TN40 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 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 Chapel Path area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayencourt North
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silvester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Amherst Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chepbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chepbourne Road
Apr 2026Burglary Belle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hunting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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