Total Crime Rate
41.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drury Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 74th 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 Drury Lane (TN38 9BA) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Gensing average (202.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drury Lane (TN38 9BA), the main crime hotspot is near Stonehouse Drive. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wishing Tree| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowdrop Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Doucegrove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehouse Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonehouse Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Menzies Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menzies Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menzies Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehouse Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Horseshoe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Snowdrop Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Close | — |
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