Total Crime Rate

1671.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1671.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 767.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 298.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 164.4 10/10
  • Public order 147.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 95.9 10/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Robertson 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 Robertson Street (TN34 1HY) 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 Robertson Street (TN34 1HY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Robertson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place
Sep 2025Burglary Robertson Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Robertson Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Robertson Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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