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Crime · St Leonards-on-Sea
Reported crime in central St Leonards-on-Sea
4,607 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 132 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
4,607
Rate / 1,000
132
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,378 | 30% |
| Anti social behaviour | 824 | 18% |
| Shoplifting | 769 | 17% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 373 | 8% |
| Public order | 360 | 8% |
| Other theft | 222 | 5% |
| Vehicle crime | 208 | 5% |
| Drugs | 150 | 3% |
| Burglary | 101 | 2% |
| Other crime | 67 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 54 | 1% |
| Robbery | 52 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 34 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 15 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 134 | 115 | 102 | 116 | 102 | 90 | 110 | 91 | 98 | 142 | 117 | 161 | 1378 |
| Anti social behaviour | 67 | 69 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 36 | 53 | 49 | 73 | 105 | 102 | 110 | 824 |
| Shoplifting | 110 | 89 | 73 | 91 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 59 | 90 | 59 | 61 | 28 | 769 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 | 33 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 50 | 24 | 48 | 373 |
| Public order | 36 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 36 | 38 | 34 | 360 |
| Other theft | 23 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 222 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 208 |
| Drugs | 11 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 150 |
| Burglary | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 101 |
| Other crime | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 67 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 54 |
| Robbery | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 52 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 34 | |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Total | 460 | 420 | 366 | 399 | 317 | 269 | 305 | 304 | 419 | 474 | 425 | 449 | 4607 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering St Leonards-on-Sea, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 34,939.