Total Crime Rate

343.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 343.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holmesdale Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmesdale Gardens (TN34 1LS) in the last 12 months was 343.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 184.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmesdale Gardens (TN34 1LS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holmesdale Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Rock Road
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Close
Apr 2026Public order Ellis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ellis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order White Rock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime White Rock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Rock Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson White Rock Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Rock Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Under investigation

Data Sources

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