Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 170.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Croft Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Old Hastings , and the 60th 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 Croft Road (TN34 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% higher than the Old Hastings average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Road (TN34 3HJ), 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 Croft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rock-A-Nore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Robbery George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winding Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Courthouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Courthouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Courthouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Courthouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courthouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alpine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub 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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