Crime Rates at Priory Street, Hastings, TN34 1EA

Priory Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 285 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 1561.6 per 1,000 residents and was 327.0% higher than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 732.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% 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 208 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.