Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 60th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (TN40 2EU) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (TN40 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Sea Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rectory Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jacobs Acre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jacobs Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boswell Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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