Total Crime Rate

421.2 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 421.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.0 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ponswood Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 16th 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 Ponswood Road (TN38 9BU) in the last 12 months was 421.2 per 1,000 residents and was 109.3% higher than the Gensing average (201.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponswood Road (TN38 9BU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ponswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Duke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Strood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hollybank Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Menzies Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Michele Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Menzies Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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