Total Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old Harrow Road area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 5th 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 Old Harrow Road (TN37 7EG) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the Gensing average (201.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Old Harrow Road (TN37 7EG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gensing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellingham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Upper Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildenhall Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildenhall Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildenhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mildenhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellingham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Church Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellingham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bellingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bellingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bellingham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oban Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Perth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Radcliffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clarendon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Battle Crescent | Under investigation |
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