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Crime in TN38 8

How much crime is recorded in TN38 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hastings
Region
South East
Population
13,277 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TN38 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TN38 8, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

TN38 8National
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Shoplifting12.18.4
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.64.6
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft3.14.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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