Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

White Rock Road 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 Road (TN34 1LE) 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 Road (TN34 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Robertson Street. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in White Rock Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Rock
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Michael'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Braybrooke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Braybrooke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Rock Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Rock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft White Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Rock Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Rock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwallis Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oliver Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order White Rock Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verulam Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robertson Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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