Total Crime Rate

1115.7 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 1115.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 507.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 235.1 10/10
  • Public order 89.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
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

Devonshire Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Road (TN34 1NF) in the last 12 months was 1115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% higher than the Castle average (342.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 361.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (TN34 1NF), 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 (116 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Andrews Square 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Claremont Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pelham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelham Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertson Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Robertson Passage Under investigation

Data Sources

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