Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Johns Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 103rd 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 Johns Road (TN37 6HP) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (TN37 6HP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chapel Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Cham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saxon Street 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
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Data Sources

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