Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackwell Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 42nd 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 Blackwell Close (TN38 0BF) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 145.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwell Close (TN38 0BF), 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 Blackwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sunningdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Saviour'S Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Seaside Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaside Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaside Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Keymer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Close —
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 Sunningdale Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Public order Sunningdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grosvenor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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