Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Blackman Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 118th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackman Avenue (TN38 9EH) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Gensing average (201.3 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackman Avenue (TN38 9EH), the main crime hotspot is near Redgeland Rise. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgeland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wishing Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Redgeland Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackman Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redgeland Rise Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Close —
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Data Sources

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