Total Crime Rate
63.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elphinstone Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 112th 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 Elphinstone Road (TN34 2BS) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Braybrooke average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elphinstone Road (TN34 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaconsfield Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hughenden Road (18 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 | Sherwood Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldene Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldene Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Baldslow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elphinstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elphinstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fearon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quarry Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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