Crime Rates at Chantry Avenue, Bexhill-on-sea, TN40 2EB

Chantry Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 117th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chantry Avenue (TN40 2EB) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chantry Avenue (TN40 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollier'S Hill, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chartres (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.