Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Davids Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 305 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 55.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% 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 ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Davids Avenue (TN40 2BE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Belle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silvester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayencourt North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hunting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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