Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN39 3DF
How much crime is recorded in TN39 3DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kewhurst
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
TN39 3DFBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN39 3DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN39 3DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN39 3DFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.423.6
Shoplifting9.78.4
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary3.89.1
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.