Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 42.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodsgate Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodsgate Avenue (TN40 2BL) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodsgate Avenue (TN40 2BL), 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 Woodsgate Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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