Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN40 1LY
How much crime is recorded in TN40 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill Central
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
TN40 1LYBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN40 1LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN40 1LY 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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).
TN40 1LYNational
Shoplifting62.08.4
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Burglary7.69.1
Public order4.24.6
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.