Total Crime Rate

241.5 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 241.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Asten Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 35th 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 Asten Close (TN38 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 241.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 151.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asten Close (TN38 8DJ), 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 Asten Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Asten Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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