Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sunningdale Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 136th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunningdale Drive (TN38 0YQ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunningdale Drive (TN38 0YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrimede Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnberry Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunningdale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrimede Close —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrimede Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Merrimede Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carnoustie Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrimede Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Way —
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Data Sources

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