Total Crime Rate

1243.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

503.1 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 1243.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 503.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 329.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 280.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 228.7 10/10
  • Public order 131.1 10/10
  • Other theft 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Burglary 45.7 10/10
  • Robbery 27.4 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
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

Bank Buildings area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 285 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 Bank Buildings (TN34 1NG) in the last 12 months was 1243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 240.1% higher 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 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 503.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bank Buildings (TN34 1NG), 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 Bank Buildings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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