Postcode district · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN37
How much crime is recorded in TN37, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 38,246 (2024)
TN37Postcode district · St. Leonards-on-Sea
How safe is TN37
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN37, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).
TN37National
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Shoplifting15.48.4
Burglary7.49.1
Public order7.24.6
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.