Total Crime Rate
1064.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queens Road 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 Queens Road (TN34 1QY) 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 Queens Road (TN34 1QY), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robertson Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | York Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wellington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wellington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wellington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Place | Under investigation |
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