Total Crime Rate

235.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.6 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 235.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Blackman Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 32nd 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 Blackman Avenue (TN38 9EB) in the last 12 months was 235.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackman Avenue (TN38 9EB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blackman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonehouse Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Larkfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Larkfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamp Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beauchamp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonehouse Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Slides Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Larkfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Slides Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Jameson Crescent Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Jameson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marline Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Larkfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Larkfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Slides Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Larkfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marline Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marline Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marline Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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