Total Crime Rate

123.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoads Wood Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Baird , and the 91st highest crime rate of 289 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 Hoads Wood Road (TN34 2BA) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher than the Baird average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoads Wood Road (TN34 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Fellows Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hoads Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whittington'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whittington'S Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parker Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilmington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whittington'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hoad'S Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clement Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hoad'S Wood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fellows Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fellows Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whittington'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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