Total Crime Rate

722.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 722.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 420.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 41.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sedlescombe Road North 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 Sedlescombe Road North (TN37 7PB) 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 Sedlescombe Road North (TN37 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Whitworth Road. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sedlescombe Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knowsley Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stockton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stockton View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockton View —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitworth Road Local resolution
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Downey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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