Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Seven Acre Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ashdown , and the 70th 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 Seven Acre Close (TN37 7QB) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seven Acre Close (TN37 7QB), 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 Seven Acre Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlequin Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket 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 2026Other crime Kingsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kingsley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cooper Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsley Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Seven Acre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Acre Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Seven Acre Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2159 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Willingdon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Willingdon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willingdon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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