Total Crime Rate

599.1 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 599.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.7 10/10
  • Public order 64.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.7 8/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
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

Wellington Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 10th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Terrace (TN34 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 599.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -67.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 254.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Terrace (TN34 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 111 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 Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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