Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 71.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gensing Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 289 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 Gensing Road (TN38 0HE) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gensing Road (TN38 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gensing Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rothsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rothsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rothsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonards Warrior Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Uplands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stockleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockleigh Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norman Road —
Sep 2025Public order Carisbrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainsby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Terrace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —

Data Sources

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