Total Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penny Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 306 local areas in Rother .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penny Lane (TN40 2PY) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penny Lane (TN40 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brett Drive, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penny Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brett Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Brett Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brett Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brett Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brett Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gavin Astor Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seabourne Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brett Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brett Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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