Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 54.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Plough Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ashdown , and the 103rd 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 Plough Lane (TN37 7LH) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Lane (TN37 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Seven Acre Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plough Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Brassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledsham Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledsham Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Welton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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