Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 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 114.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 100th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Road (TN38 9JD) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Gensing average (202.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Road (TN38 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Redgeland Rise. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Westmoreland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Swallow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgeland Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgeland Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redgeland Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redgeland Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironlatch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironlatch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironlatch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redgeland Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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