Total Crime Rate

52.9 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 52.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Public order 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Furnells Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 137th highest crime rate of 306 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 Furnells Way (TN40 2FA) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnells Way (TN40 2FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roundacres Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Furnells Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nazareth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundacres Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paradise Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paradise Walk —
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Data Sources

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