Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lincoln Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hollington , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 289 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 Lincoln Close (TN38 9QL) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher than the Hollington average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lincoln Close (TN38 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marline Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willingdon Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lincoln Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ormerod Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denham Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beecham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Norfolk Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northampton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beecham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willingdon Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willingdon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wishing Tree Road North Under investigation

Data Sources

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