Total Crime Rate
229.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 35th 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 Old London Road (TN34 3HA) in the last 12 months was 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 113.8% higher than the Old Hastings average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old London Road (TN34 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bembrook Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Wickham (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hastings| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Wickham | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bembrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roebuck Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Wickham | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Glebe | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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