Total Crime Rate

291.7 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 291.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bridgeway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 26th 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 Bridgeway (TN38 8AP) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgeway (TN38 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bexhill Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bexhill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Amsterdam Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amsterdam Way 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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