Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

London Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (TN37 6AS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 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 Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (TN37 6AS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gensing Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2102 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2102 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carisbrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2102
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Road
Apr 2026Public order Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laser Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laser Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road
Apr 2026Other crime Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laser Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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