Total Crime Rate

263.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 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 263.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Robbery 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellington Mews area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 30th 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 Mews (TN34 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 263.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Mews (TN34 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterworks Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plynlimmon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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