Total Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tamarisk Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 90th 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 Tamarisk Gardens (TN40 2NP) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tamarisk Gardens (TN40 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paradise Walk, where police recorded 15 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.
View Crime In Bexhill Old Town & Worsham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tiverton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiverton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roundacres Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Paradise Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Penland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tamarisk Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Turner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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