Total Crime Rate

310.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 310.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.3 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Andrews Villas area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 23rd 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 St Andrews Villas (TN34 1PZ) in the last 12 months was 310.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Castle average (342.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 97.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Villas (TN34 1PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterworks Road, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonefield Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alpine Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milward Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milward Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterworks Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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