Total Crime Rate
43.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barnfield Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barnfield Close (TN34 1TS) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Braybrooke average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnfield Close (TN34 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Bohemy Fields. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hastings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verdant Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verdant Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bohemy Fields | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennis Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennis Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennis Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Verdant Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bohemy Fields | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bohemy Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pashley Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohemy Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Verdant Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bohemy Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hopgarden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linton Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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