Total Crime Rate
181.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Uplands area has the 15th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 52nd 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 The Uplands (TN38 0HL) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Uplands (TN38 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Pevensey Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Central St Leonards| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Ascent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stockleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stockleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherd Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherd Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shepherd Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shepherd Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothsay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothsay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rothsay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Pevensey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gardner Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clyde Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cardiff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cardiff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardiff Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mews Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Ascent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Maze Hill Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Road | — |
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