Total Crime Rate
1064.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wellington Square area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 289 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 Wellington Square (TN34 1PB) in the last 12 months was 1064.0 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% higher 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 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 153 (≈ 466.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wellington Square (TN34 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Havelock Road. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Andrews Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldegrave Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stonefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Andrews Square | Under investigation |
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