Total Crime Rate

52.6 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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merrimede Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 98th 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 Merrimede Close (TN38 0PD) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% 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 9 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 crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrimede Close (TN38 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near Jubilee Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrimede Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrimede Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jubilee Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carnoustie Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Essenden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrimede Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrimede Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Merrimede Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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