Total Crime Rate

275.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.5 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 275.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Harrow Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 29th 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 Old Harrow Road (TN37 7ED) in the last 12 months was 275.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 340.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Harrow Road (TN37 7ED), 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 Old Harrow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollington Old Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hollington Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellingham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Harrow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Harrow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollington Old Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bellingham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydney Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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