Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN40 2LF
How much crime is recorded in TN40 2LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill East & Pebsham
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,708 (2024)
TN40 2LFBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN40 2LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN40 2LF 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
29.1
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 2LFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.22.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.11.4
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.