Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 132.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 23rd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 82nd 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 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (TN37 6HJ), 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 (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bohemia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bohemia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Cham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Cham Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order De Cham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Southwater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime De Cham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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