Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wishingtree Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 97th lowest 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 Wishingtree Lane (TN38 9JX) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Central St Leonards average (133.6 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wishingtree Lane (TN38 9JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernside Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallow Bank (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wishingtree Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironlatch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironlatch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Swallow Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ironlatch Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fernside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fernside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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