Postcode · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN37 7RT
How much crime is recorded in TN37 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashdown
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,233 (2024)
TN37 7RTSt. Leonards-on-Sea
How safe is TN37 7RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN37 7RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Shoplifting17.28.4
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order5.44.6
Other theft4.24.5
Other crime3.31.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.