Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 244.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.5 10/10
  • Other theft 34.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chievely Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chievely Cottages (TN38 0SS) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chievely Cottages (TN38 0SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arbourvale (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chievely Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbourvale —
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hollybank Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbourvale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charles Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Southwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lime Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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