Total Crime Rate

230.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 230.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 34th highest crime rate of 285 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 Church Road (TN37 6EF) in the last 12 months was 230.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (TN37 6EF), the main crime hotspot is near Saxon Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Margaret'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A259 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A259 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A259 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime De Cham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Warrior Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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