Crime Rates at Hunting Close, Bexhill-on-sea, TN40 2AS

Hunting Close 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 Hunting Close (TN40 2AS) 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 Hunting Close (TN40 2AS), 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.