Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Applewood Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ashdown , and the 129th 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 Applewood Close (TN37 7JS) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Ashdown average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Applewood Close (TN37 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Clarendon Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Applewood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Clarendon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledsham Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledsham Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Close —
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Data Sources

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