Total Crime Rate

174.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 174.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Oak Terrace area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 58th highest crime rate of 285 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 Oak Terrace (TN38 0ST) in the last 12 months was 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Terrace (TN38 0ST), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clinton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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