Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Bexhill Central , and the 104th highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Court (TN40 2JD) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Bexhill Central average (188.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 375.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Court (TN40 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Dorset Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bexhill Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Briary | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Briary | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
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