Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 137th highest crime rate of 289 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 The Crescent (TN34 2NL) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Gensing average (201.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (TN34 2NL), the main crime hotspot is near Stevenson Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briers Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alma Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Radcliffe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Perth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oban Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Briers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briers Gardens —
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Data Sources

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