Total Crime Rate

165.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorset Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 19th 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 Dorset Road (TN40 2HS) in the last 12 months was 165.3 per 1,000 residents and was 223.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Road (TN40 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Gleneagles Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmstead Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairmount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elmstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tiverton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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