Crime Rates at London Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6AU

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 6AU) 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 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terrace Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.