Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 120.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 90th 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 2EE) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.4% higher than the Braybrooke average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elphinstone Road (TN34 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Waterworks Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elphinstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baldslow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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