Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN40 2BE
How much crime is recorded in TN40 2BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill North & Sidley
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
TN40 2BEBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN40 2BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN40 2BE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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 2BENational
Violence and sexual offences51.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Other theft6.44.5
Public order5.94.6
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.