Total Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowrey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowrey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jacobs Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jacobs Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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