Total Crime Rate
138.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pevensey Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 87th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pevensey Road (TN38 0LF) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pevensey Road (TN38 0LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pevensey Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Central St Leonards| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caple Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maze Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cardiff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rothsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carisbrooke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brittany 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Silchester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stockleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kenilworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maze Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rothsay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Maze Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Maze Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caple Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markwick Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markwick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Uplands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Maze Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pevensey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesea Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Quarry Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarry Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Silchester Road | Local resolution |
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