Total Crime Rate

296.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 296.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 9th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (TN40 2BF) in the last 12 months was 296.6 per 1,000 residents and was 480.4% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 174.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (TN40 2BF), 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 Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chepbourne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silvester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayencourt North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayencourt North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bancroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chepbourne 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 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Amherst Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Belle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hunting Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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