Total Crime Rate
60.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elphinstone Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Baird , and the 114th lowest 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 Elphinstone Road (TN34 2ED) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Elphinstone Road (TN34 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hughenden Place, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baird| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hughenden Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hughenden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quarry Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sherwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hughenden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldene Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St James'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Close | — |
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