Total Crime Rate

385.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 385.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.9 10/10
  • Burglary 43.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 19th 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 High Street (TN34 3EW) in the last 12 months was 385.9 per 1,000 residents and was 259.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN34 3EW), 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 High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rock-A-Nore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shell Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Exmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shell Lane —
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Miniature Railway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hastings Miniature Railway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Courthouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Courthouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Courthouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —

Data Sources

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