Total Crime Rate

137.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Helens Down area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 80th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Down (TN34 2AR) in the last 12 months was 137.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the Baird average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Down (TN34 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Rise, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amberstone Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Helens Down area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seacrest View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennine Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Amberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennine Rise —
Apr 2026Other crime Malvern Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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