Total Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 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 97.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elphinstone Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Baird , and the 120th 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 Elphinstone Road (TN34 2EB) in the last 12 months was 97.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ).

In the area around Elphinstone Road (TN34 2EB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Elphinstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baldslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fearon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldene Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldene Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elphinstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elphinstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Road —
Apr 2026Burglary St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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