Total Crime Rate

228.9 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 228.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bristol Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 39th 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 Bristol Road (TN38 9EW) in the last 12 months was 228.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 123.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bristol Road (TN38 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Stonehouse Drive. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bristol Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehouse Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stonehouse Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rymill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rymill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newhaven Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rymill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stonehouse Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Close —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Larkfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackman Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marline Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marline Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beauchamp Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stonehouse Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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