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

Railway Villas 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 Railway Villas (TN34 1SQ) 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 Railway Villas (TN34 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havelock Road, where police recorded 208 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary York Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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