Crime Rate in West St Leonards, ward

West St Leonards has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Hastings district and the 1190th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 136th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in West St Leonards in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Hastings district average (124.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West St Leonards’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 300 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West St Leonards ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Asten Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.