Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 142.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Charles Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 75th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Road (TN38 0QA) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Road (TN38 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Pevensey Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woodland Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carisbrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silchester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pevensey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stockleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stockleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rothsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Southwater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pevensey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cardiff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Silchester Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Silchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Markwick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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