Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Battle Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ashdown , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 289 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 Battle Road (TN37 7BA) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Ashdown average (86.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battle Road (TN37 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Bellingham Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 27 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bellingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bellingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Brassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellingham Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellingham Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ormerod Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bellingham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Church Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Upper Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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