Postcode · St. Leonards-on-Sea
Crime in TN38 9BF
How much crime is recorded in TN38 9BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West St Leonards
- Council
- Hastings
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,046 (2024)
TN38 9BFSt. Leonards-on-Sea
How safe is TN38 9BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TN38 9BF 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
40.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 9BFNational
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.