Total Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 10.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lychgates Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lychgates Close (TN40 2EW) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

In the area around Lychgates Close (TN40 2EW), the main crime hotspot is near Jacobs Acre. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lychgates Close area

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

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