Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN39 4BJ
How much crime is recorded in TN39 4BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill North & Sidley
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,002 (2024)
TN39 4BJBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN39 4BJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN39 4BJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 4BJNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Shoplifting30.08.4
Anti-social behaviour26.110.7
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Public order9.54.6
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.