Crime Rate in Old Hastings, ward

Old Hastings has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Hastings district and the 1622nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 195th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Old Hastings in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Hastings district average (124.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Old Hastings’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 259 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Old Hastings ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.