Total Crime Rate
85.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sedlescombe Road North area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sedlescombe Road North (TN37 7EN) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Gensing average (201.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sedlescombe Road North (TN37 7EN), the main crime hotspot is near Stevenson Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mildenhall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildenhall Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildenhall Drive | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Briers Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briers Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burry Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mildenhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Radcliffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Perth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oban Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Duke Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Briers Gardens | — |
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