Total Crime Rate
86.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grand 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 Grand Avenue (TN40 2PH) 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 Grand Avenue (TN40 2PH), 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.
View Crime In Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Diana Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wannock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Diana Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glyne Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glassenbury Drive | — |
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