Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • 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 Johns Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 136th highest 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 St Johns Road (TN40 2EF) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (TN40 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near St James' Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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