Crime Rates at Third Avenue, Bexhill-on-sea, TN40 2PG

Third Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 60th highest crime rate of 305 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 Third Avenue (TN40 2PG) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% 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 Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (TN40 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rookhurst Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.