Postcode district · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN39
How much crime is recorded in TN39, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 36,205 (2024)
TN39Postcode district · Bexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN39
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN39, below 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
26.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
TN39National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Shoplifting11.88.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.84.6
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.