Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN40 2JD
How much crime is recorded in TN40 2JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill Central
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
TN40 2JDBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN40 2JD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN40 2JD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 2JDNational
Violence and sexual offences38.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order5.24.6
Burglary3.79.1
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.