Total Crime Rate

212.8 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 212.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.4 7/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Hill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 289 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 West Hill Road (TN38 0AY) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% higher than the Central St Leonards average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill Road (TN38 0AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seaside Way, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Saviour'S Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaside Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Saviour'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seaside Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Seaside Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaside Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
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Data Sources

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