Total Crime Rate
1671.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Havelock Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Havelock Road (TN34 1BP) in the last 12 months was 1671.2 per 1,000 residents and was 387.4% higher than the Castle average (342.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 224 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -53.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 276 (≈ 945.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Havelock Road (TN34 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havelock Road, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (123 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Portland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robertson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robertson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robertson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robertson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | York Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | York Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robertson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
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