Crime in Bexhill-on-Sea
Recorded crime in Bexhill-on-Sea is 1.4 times the Rother average and 0.9 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 5%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bexhill-on-Sea: about 21,611 residents in 19 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 4/10Above average crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +5%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.4×the Rother average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Bexhill-on-Sea.
Crime over 5 years
Up 5% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Bexhill-on-Sea, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.4× the Rother average (0.9× the England and Wales average). 81 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 69% of the harm here
- Burglary: 11% of the harm here
- Robbery: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 69% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 25 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Rother (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Rother council area, not only Bexhill-on-Sea. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 107 | 1.1 | Down 12% |
| Cars broken into | 82 | 0.85 | Down 20% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 502 | 5.2 | Down 12% |
| Burglary of homes | 70 | 0.73 | Down 7% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in TN40
In TN40, the postcode district at the centre of Bexhill-on-Sea, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 629 | 4% | 6% | 55% | 24% | 10% |
| Shoplifting | 471 | 9% | 4% | 14% | 66% | 7% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 174 | 2% | 4% | 24% | 66% | 3% |
| Public order | 161 | 12% | 1% | 25% | 51% | 11% |
| Other theft | 94 | 1% | 1% | 13% | 78% | 7% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 3.4 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 32.9 |
| Drugs | 1.7 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 1.3 |
| Other theft | 5.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 10.2 |
| Public order | 8.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 |
| Shoplifting | 10.5 |
Postcode districts in Bexhill-on-Sea
Nearby towns
Council: Rother
Questions about crime in Bexhill-on-Sea
- Is Bexhill-on-Sea a safe place to live?
- Bexhill-on-Sea scores 4 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.4 times the Rother average.
- Is crime going up or down in Bexhill-on-Sea?
- Up 5% over 5 years, from 1,703 recorded crimes a year to 1,795.
- What is the most common crime in Bexhill-on-Sea?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 33 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Bexhill-on-Sea compare with Rother?
- Crime severity in Bexhill-on-Sea is 1.4 times the Rother average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Bexhill-on-Sea?
- In TN40, the postcode district at the centre of Bexhill-on-Sea, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 48% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Bexhill-on-Sea?
- In Rother, the council area Bexhill-on-Sea is in, the police recorded 107 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.1 per 1,000 residents, down 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Bexhill-on-Sea?
- 502 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Rother, the council area Bexhill-on-Sea is in, 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Bexhill-on-Sea last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Rother, the council area Bexhill-on-Sea is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.