Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.2 9/10
  • Other theft 57.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hastings Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Central St Leonards , and the 50th 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 Hastings Road (TN40 2JU) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% higher than the Central St Leonards average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Road (TN40 2JU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hastings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hurstwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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