Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 120.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 25th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 89th 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 Ellenslea Road (TN37 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellenslea Road (TN37 6HZ), 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 King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Bohemia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Public order Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
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 Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Cham Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Cham Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order De Cham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Cham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrace Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime De Cham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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