Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Davids Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Davids Avenue (TN40 2BE) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Avenue (TN40 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jacobs Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Havelock Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayencourt South
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowrey Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowrey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Other theft A269 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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