Total Crime Rate
722.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
152.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Hoe area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdown , and the 9th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Hoe (TN37 7LL) in the last 12 months was 722.9 per 1,000 residents and was 668.7% higher than the Ashdown average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Hoe (TN37 7LL), 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.
View Crime In Ashdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowsley Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Downey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fleet Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harlequin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harlequin Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harlequin Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Harlequin Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Seven Acre Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Acre Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seven Acre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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