Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Margarets Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 131st 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 St Margarets Road (TN37 6EH) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Road (TN37 6EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A259, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eversfield Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central St Leonards| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falaise Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eversfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A259 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warrior Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falaise Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villa Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A259 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A259 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falaise Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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