Total Crime Rate
120.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Magdalen Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 89th 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 Magdalen Road (TN37 6ET) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magdalen Road (TN37 6ET), the main crime hotspot is near Bohemy Fields. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gensing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohemy Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bohemy Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bohemy Fields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohemy Fields | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warrior Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Terrace Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Terrace Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Terrace Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blomfield 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 | Princes Road | Under investigation |
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