Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 138th 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 Vale Road (TN37 6PT) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Gensing average (202.7 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (TN37 6PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eversley Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paynton Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eversley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Public order Paynton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Edward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Briers Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paynton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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