Total Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Marlowes area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Marlowes (TN40 2NS) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 237.3% higher than the Bexhill Old Town & Worsham average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 183.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 219.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Marlowes (TN40 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Gleneagles Close. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Marlowes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gleneagles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gleneagles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nazareth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gleneagles Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gleneagles Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Briary —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Briary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —

Data Sources

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