Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 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 90.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Field Way area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 129th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Field Way (TN38 8DS) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Way (TN38 8DS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Field Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Shute Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harley Shute Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Edinburgh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edinburgh Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kite Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorhen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moorhen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kite Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Asten Close —
Apr 2026Public order Asten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Asten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Asten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Asten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Asten Close —
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Data Sources

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