Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN39 4LU
How much crime is recorded in TN39 4LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kewhurst
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,706 (2024)
TN39 4LUBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN39 4LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN39 4LU 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
14.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4LUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order2.84.6
Burglary2.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.51.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.