Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 99.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Helens Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Braybrooke , and the 117th 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 St Helens Road (TN34 2LG) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (TN34 2LG), 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 St Helens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterworks Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James'S Road
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonefield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stonefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonefield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Earl Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Waterworks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becket Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Road Formal action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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