Postcode · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN38 8FD
How much crime is recorded in TN38 8FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bexhill East & Pebsham
- Council
- Rother
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,635 (2024)
TN38 8FDSt. Leonards-on-Sea
How safe is TN38 8FD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN38 8FD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 8FDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Public order5.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary3.09.1
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.