Total Crime Rate

146.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 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 146.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Rye Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rye Road (TN35 5DA) in the last 12 months was 146.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rye Road (TN35 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brightling Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rye Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Top Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Top Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Avenue
Apr 2026Drugs Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rock Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rock Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Churchill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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