Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hanover Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Close (TN40 2AU) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).
In the area around Hanover Close (TN40 2AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowrey Place, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacobs Acre (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexhill Old Town & Worsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayencourt North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millfield Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowrey Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boswell Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowrey Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jacobs Acre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jacobs Acre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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