Total Crime Rate

230.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 230.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Courthouse Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 285 local areas in Hastings .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Courthouse Street (TN34 3BA) in the last 12 months was 230.4 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Old Hastings average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courthouse Street (TN34 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Courthouse Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Croft β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shell Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croft Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hastings Miniature Railway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Miniature Railway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Courthouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Courthouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Courthouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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