Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highwater View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Ashdown , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 289 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 Highwater View (TN38 8EL) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Ashdown average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwater View (TN38 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Highwater View. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highwater View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highwater View —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highwater View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highwater View —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highwater View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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