Total Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sedlescombe Road North area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 89th 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 Sedlescombe Road North (TN37 7DS) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower than the Gensing average (202.7 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedlescombe Road North (TN37 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sedlescombe Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station 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 Paynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paynton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paynton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaufort Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 2026Public order Briers Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briers Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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