Total Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wychurst Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 121st 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 Wychurst Gardens (TN40 2EP) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wychurst Gardens (TN40 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Constable Way, 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.
View Crime In Bexhill Old Town & Worsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Briary | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Briary | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Way | — |
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