Total Crime Rate

227.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 227.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Pelham Arcade area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Castle , and the 36th highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pelham Arcade (TN34 3AE) in the last 12 months was 227.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Castle average (365.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Arcade (TN34 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Place (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pelham Arcade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castledown Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Castle Hill Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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