Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN39 4DR
How much crime is recorded in TN39 4DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kewhurst
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
TN39 4DRBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN39 4DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN39 4DR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 4DRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary3.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.14.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.