Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN40 2EU
How much crime is recorded in TN40 2EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill North & Sidley
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,202 (2024)
TN40 2EUBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN40 2EU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN40 2EU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2EUNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.