Total Crime Rate
1403.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
380.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 3rd 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 Station Road (TN34 1NJ) in the last 12 months was 1403.0 per 1,000 residents and was 283.6% higher than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 181 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 380.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (TN34 1NJ), 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.
View Crime In Hastings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Castle Hill Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Castle Hill Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Havelock Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Havelock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Havelock Road | Under investigation |
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