Total Crime Rate

215.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.1 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 215.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ditchling Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 40th 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 Ditchling Drive (TN35 5EX) in the last 12 months was 215.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditchling Drive (TN35 5EX), the main crime hotspot is near Brightling Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ditchling Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ditchling Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rye Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brightling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Winchelsea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchelsea Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crowborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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