Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.8 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 116.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Gillsmans Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Gensing , and the 98th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gillsmans Drive (TN38 9JF) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gillsmans Drive (TN38 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Snowdrop Rise. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Wishing Tree

Crime Over Time in Gillsmans Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironlatch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowdrop Rise 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 Gillsman'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillsman'S Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowdrop Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fern Road —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑