Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

West Ascent area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 107th 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 West Ascent (TN38 0BB) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Ascent (TN38 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Marina. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Central St Leonards

Crime Over Time in West Ascent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highlands Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Ascent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Ascent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Ascent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary East Ascent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Archery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gardner Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mercatoria Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mews Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maze Hill Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Quarry Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Undercliff Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marina Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Carisbrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mercatoria Local resolution
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 27 of 27

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑