Crime Rates at William Road, St. Leonards-on-sea, TN38 8DF

William Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Road (TN38 8DF) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Road (TN38 8DF), the main crime hotspot is near Asten Close. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.