Postcode · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN38 8FA
How much crime is recorded in TN38 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West St Leonards
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
TN38 8FASt. Leonards-on-Sea
How safe is TN38 8FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN38 8FA area, 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
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 8FANational
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Other theft6.24.5
Burglary5.39.1
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.