Total Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 194.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 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

Church Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 289 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 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (TN37 6HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Terrace Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 29 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherine'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bohemia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stainsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainsby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Edward Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A259 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laser Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellenslea Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Catherine'S Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Cham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Warrior Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Cham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order De Cham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warrior Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warrior Square Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Cloisters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bohemia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bohemia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellenslea Road —

Data Sources

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