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

Ellenslea 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 Ellenslea Road (TN37 6HY) 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 Ellenslea Road (TN37 6HY), 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 Ellenslea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2102 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2102 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2102 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Public order Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chapel Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Warrior Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laser Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laser Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Southwater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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