Total Crime Rate

1118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

530.9 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 1118.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 530.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 371.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 319.6 10/10
  • Public order 97.9 10/10
  • Burglary 82.5 10/10
  • Drugs 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 41.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.8 7/10
  • Robbery 20.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.5 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Pelham Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 5th 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 Pelham Street (TN34 1PE) in the last 12 months was 1118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 530.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Street (TN34 1PE), 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 (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pelham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/205)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Harold Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Robertson Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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