Total Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Kingsley Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ashdown , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Close (TN37 7BX) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower than the Ashdown average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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.

In the area around Kingsley Close (TN37 7BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Acre Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harlequin Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Brassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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