Postcode · Bexhill-on-Sea
Crime in TN40 2LU
How much crime is recorded in TN40 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill East & Pebsham
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,380 (2024)
TN40 2LUBexhill-on-Sea
How safe is TN40 2LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN40 2LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other theft0.94.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.12.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.