Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downey Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdown , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 285 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 Downey Close (TN37 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Ashdown average (94.0 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downey Close (TN37 7LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harlequin Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seven Acre Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodspring Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Seven Acre Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fleet Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welton Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harlequin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harlequin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlequin Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlequin Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Court —
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Data Sources

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