Old Town - Bexhill vs Woodingdean

Old Town - Bexhill has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) and recorded 248 crimes in the last 12 months. Woodingdean has a safety score of 38/100 (Below Average) with 497 crimes. Old Town - Bexhill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Old Town - Bexhill shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.5% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Woodingdean shows +9.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Old Town - Bexhill, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (84 incidents). In Woodingdean, it is Violent Crime (193 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Old Town - Bexhill recorded 58 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Woodingdean recorded 102. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Old Town - Bexhill totalled 84 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 193 in Woodingdean. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Old Town - Bexhill recorded 242 crimes (now 248, a change of +2.5%). Woodingdean recorded 454 crimes previously (now 497, +9.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Old Town - Bexhill has a resolution rate of 38.5% and Woodingdean has 16.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Old Town - Bexhill falls within the Sussex Police boundary. Woodingdean is covered by Sussex Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Old Town - Bexhill and Woodingdean. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.