Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Gainsborough Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Bexhill Old Town & Worsham , and the 98th highest crime rate of 306 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 Gainsborough Road (TN40 2UL) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Road (TN40 2UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roundacres Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tiverton Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nazareth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Foxglove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roundacres Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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