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

Wellington Square 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 Wellington Square (TN34 1PB) 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 Wellington Square (TN34 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havelock Road, where police recorded 208 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Place (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/181)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Passage —
Apr 2026Drugs Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Havelock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Harold Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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