Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sandown Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 108th 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 Sandown Way (TN40 2NL) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Way (TN40 2NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foxglove Avenue, where police recorded 17 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Elmstead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiverton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundacres Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tamarisk Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmstead Road —
Apr 2026Public order Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tiverton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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