Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 128.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bulverhythe Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 84th highest crime rate of 285 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 Bulverhythe Road (TN38 8AA) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bulverhythe Road (TN38 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keymer Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lovat Mead (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bulverhythe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Lovat Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Keymer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keymer Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovat Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovat Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Public order Harley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cinque Ports Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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