Total Crime Rate

528.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 528.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.9 10/10
  • Public order 31.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Harlequin Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ashdown , and the 12th highest crime rate of 289 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 Harlequin Gardens (TN37 7PF) in the last 12 months was 528.7 per 1,000 residents and was 508.4% higher than the Ashdown average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 130.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 165.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harlequin Gardens (TN37 7PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seven Acre Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harlequin Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harlequin Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Close 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 Harlequin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlequin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thomas Brassey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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