Total Crime Rate
99.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vale Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 124th highest crime rate of 289 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 Vale Road (TN37 6PR) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Gensing average (201.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Road (TN37 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gensing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rochester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eversley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Clarence Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eversley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oban Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briers Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | York Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Strood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eversley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eversley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briers Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rochester Road | Under investigation |
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