Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 109.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Linley Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linley Drive (TN34 2BX) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Baird average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linley Drive (TN34 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hughenden Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elphinstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldene Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldene Close —
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Data Sources

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