Postcode · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN37 7FA
How much crime is recorded in TN37 7FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashdown
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,762 (2024)
How safe is TN37 7FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN37 7FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
TN37 7FANational
Shoplifting27.48.4
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary1.89.1
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.