Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 102.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Vale Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 114th 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 Vale Road (TN37 6PS) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Gensing average (202.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (TN37 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eversley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eversley Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briers Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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