Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Belle Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 61st 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 Belle Hill (TN40 2AP) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belle Hill (TN40 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garden Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacobs Acre (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Belle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hunting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silvester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Garden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Belle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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