Total Crime Rate

209.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 209.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cornwallis Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 43rd 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 Cornwallis Street (TN34 1SS) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwallis Street (TN34 1SS), 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 Cornwallis Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Street
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Road
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Andrews Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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