Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN40 2DN
How much crime is recorded in TN40 2DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill North & Sidley
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,142 (2024)
TN40 2DNBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN40 2DN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN40 2DN 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
28.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 2DNNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order4.14.6
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.