Total Crime Rate
205.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maze Hill area has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 46th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maze Hill (TN38 0HN) in the last 12 months was 205.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maze Hill (TN38 0HN), the main crime hotspot is near Pevensey Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caple Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardiff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarry Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quarry Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rothsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothsay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothsay Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Ascent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Ascent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stockleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | East Ascent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Uplands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highlands Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | West Ascent | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Undercliff | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carisbrooke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rothsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caple Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Maze Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markwick Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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