Total Crime Rate

1064.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1064.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 338.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.0 10/10
  • Public order 103.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.3 10/10
  • Burglary 48.8 10/10
  • Other theft 48.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.2 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
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

York Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 4th 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 York Gardens (TN34 1QW) in the last 12 months was 1064.0 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% 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 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 153 (≈ 466.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Gardens (TN34 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havelock Road, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (116 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havelock Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldegrave Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robertson Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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