Total Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wrestwood Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 139th highest crime rate of 305 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 Wrestwood Road (TN40 2LT) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrestwood Road (TN40 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrestwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tamarisk Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundacres Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chartres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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