Total Crime Rate

359.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 359.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Battle Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdown , and the 20th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Battle Road (TN37 7AL) in the last 12 months was 359.0 per 1,000 residents and was 281.7% higher than the Ashdown average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battle Road (TN37 7AL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Battle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollington Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2159 —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bellingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Old Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollington Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Harrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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