Total Crime Rate

155.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 155.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Grosvenor Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 66th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grosvenor Gardens (TN38 0AE) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grosvenor Gardens (TN38 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Seaside Way. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grosvenor Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaside Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Seaside Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Seaside Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaside Passage
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviour'S Road
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Royal Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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