Postcode · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN38 0FT
How much crime is recorded in TN38 0FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West St Leonards
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
TN38 0FTSt. Leonards-on-Sea
How safe is TN38 0FT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN38 0FT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
TN38 0FTNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Drugs5.22.4
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.31.5
Burglary1.29.1
Other theft0.94.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.