Total Crime Rate
89.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nazareth Gardens area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 58th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Rother .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nazareth Gardens (TN40 2FE) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (51.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nazareth Gardens (TN40 2FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paradise Walk, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tamarisk Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Paradise Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundacres Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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