Total Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chartres area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 129th lowest 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 Chartres (TN40 2NG) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chartres (TN40 2NG), 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.
View Crime In Bexhill Old Town & Worsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmstead Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chartres | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairmount Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Elmstead Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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