Total Crime Rate
209.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornwallis 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.
View Crime In Hastings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milward Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castledown Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwallis Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wellington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Devonshire Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Andrews Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Andrews Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Devonshire Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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