Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Margarets Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 289 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 St Margarets Road (TN37 6FB) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Central St Leonards average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Road (TN37 6FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A259, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eversfield Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verulam Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrior Square Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margaret'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Margaret'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Margaret'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warrior Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eversfield Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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