Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN39 5DL
How much crime is recorded in TN39 5DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill North & Sidley
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,832 (2024)
How safe is TN39 5DL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN39 5DL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 5DLNational
Violence and sexual offences25.123.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Public order9.84.6
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft3.64.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.