Total Crime Rate

452.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.6 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 452.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.6 10/10
  • Other theft 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • 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 Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 16th highest crime rate of 285 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 452.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Terrace (TN34 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 142 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/175)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Passage —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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