Total Crime Rate

212.2 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 212.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Edinburgh Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 44th 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 Edinburgh Road (TN38 8DB) in the last 12 months was 212.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edinburgh Road (TN38 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Asten Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edinburgh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Asten Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keymer Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Saviour'S Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Road —
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Data Sources

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