Crime Rates at Southwater Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN37 6JS

Southwater Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwater Road (TN37 6JS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Braybrooke average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwater Road (TN37 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Terrace Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.