Postcode · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN38 9AE
How much crime is recorded in TN38 9AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silverhill
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,956 (2024)
TN38 9AESt. Leonards-on-Sea
How safe is TN38 9AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN38 9AE area, 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
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 9AENational
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Other theft7.24.5
Shoplifting7.08.4
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.