Total Crime Rate
55.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harrow Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdown , and the 104th 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 Harrow Lane (TN37 7PR) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower than the Ashdown average (94.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harrow Lane (TN37 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near Mistral Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockton View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beaulieu Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beaulieu Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaulieu Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Beaulieu Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaulieu Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaulieu Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stockton View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Welton Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowsley Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Fleet Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maplehurst Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stockton View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockton View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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