Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highlea Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ashdown , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highlea Close (TN37 7SS) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Ashdown average (86.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlea Close (TN37 7SS), the main crime hotspot is near Mistral Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highlea Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mistral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistral Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mistral Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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