Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Knoll Rise area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 94th lowest 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 Knoll Rise (TN38 0NT) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knoll Rise (TN38 0NT), the main crime hotspot is near Boscobel Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knoll Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knoll Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knoll Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knoll Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Boscobel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knoll Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Knoll Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essenden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sussex Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sussex Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caves Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Mews Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knoll Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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