Total Crime Rate
230.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025White Rock area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 37th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around White Rock (TN34 1JY) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around White Rock (TN34 1JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robertson Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robertson Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robertson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robertson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robertson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robertson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robertson Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Terrace | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Robertson Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robertson Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwallis Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | White Rock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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