Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hoads Wood Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 105th 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 Hoads Wood Road (TN34 2BB) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Baird average (114.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoads Wood Road (TN34 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Amberstone Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoad'S Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cobb Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoad'S Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoad'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ravine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Amberstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hoad'S Wood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoad'S Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clement Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wilmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whittington'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoad'S Wood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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