Total Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 116.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Silchester Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 97th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silchester Road (TN38 0JB) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silchester Road (TN38 0JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laser Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laser Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laser Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laser Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grand Parade Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Terrace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shepherd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shepherd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherd Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Grand Parade Local resolution
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Data Sources

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