Crime Rates at Priory Street, Hastings, TN34 1EA

Priory Street 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 Priory Street (TN34 1EA) 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 Priory Street (TN34 1EA), 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.