Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 107.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brook Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 106th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Street (TN34 1RX) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (TN34 1RX), 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 Brook Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/177)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Andrews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Street —
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 Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wellington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill Passage —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place 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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