Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 289 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 3EY) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Old Hastings average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TN34 3EY), the main crime hotspot is near East Street. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Torfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ebenezer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson All Saints Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hastings Miniature Railway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Bourne Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Exmouth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Courthouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shell Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Exmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Courthouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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