Total Crime Rate
14.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elphinstone Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Baird , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 289 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 2EG) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Baird average (105.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Elphinstone Road (TN34 2EG), 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 | Vehicle crime | Quarry Crescent | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Hughenden Place | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hughenden Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bethune Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldene Close | — |
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