Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 127.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lewis Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 86th highest crime rate of 285 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 Lewis Road (TN38 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Gensing average (202.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lewis Road (TN38 9EJ), 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 Lewis Road area

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

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