Total Crime Rate

355.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 355.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Drugs 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

Ponswood Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 21st highest crime rate of 285 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 355.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% higher than the Gensing average (202.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponswood Road (TN38 9BU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 34 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Menzies Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menzies Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rectory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Horseshoe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menzies Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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