Total Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charles Road West area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Road West (TN38 0RT) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Braybrooke average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charles Road West (TN38 0RT), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gensing| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Buchannan Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Markwick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clinton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buchannan Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglesea Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
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