Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Amherst Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 141st highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amherst Road (TN34 1TX) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Braybrooke average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amherst Road (TN34 1TX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Amherst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennis Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bohemy Fields —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bohemy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bohemy Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bohemy Fields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bohemy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bohemy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bohemia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennis Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aldborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bohemy Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Horntye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bohemia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horntye Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennis Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horntye Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pashley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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