Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 50.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wadhurst Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdown , and the 95th lowest 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 Wadhurst Close (TN37 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wadhurst Close (TN37 7AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bellingham Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wadhurst Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Seven Acre Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2159 —
Apr 2026Other crime Bellingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willingdon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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